Lub You (24:7 Festival)
The Printworks, Manchester
The playwright Eve Steele’s story about the jealousy of a little boy, Charlie, for his new brother comes straight from the heart.
It is not easy for an adult to play the role of a child and even more so a young child but Steele, who stars as Charlie, transports you into his little world as does Amy Spencer as the younger Bo-Bo.
We see them squabbling in their joint push chair and sharing a bath where Charlie does a wee-wee on Bo-Bo’s tummy. We watch with fascination their reaction to one another and the world of grown-ups.
The company use music and physical theatre to enhance the theme particularly where the adults are concerned. Everyone can relate to this gem of a play. After all, we were all kids once.
– Julia Taylor
