Up ‘n’ Under
Abi Titmuss, famous for being famous, is playing Hazel
the gym instructor in the 25th anniversary production of John
Godber’s rugby league play, and she acquits herself pretty
well.
Nothing much wrong with the play, either, but Godber’s
production doesn’t come across with the freshness and flair it once did, despite
the new storm of logos on the rugby shirts, and a gratuitous new reference to
The X-Factor.
production doesn’t come across with the freshness and flair it once did, despite
the new storm of logos on the rugby shirts, and a gratuitous new reference to
The X-Factor.
There’s an over-familiar feel about the old has-been
player knocking a crap pub side into shape in order to take on the best in the
amateur league, and the on-field manoeuvres no longer seem hilarious or
ingenious.
The cast is okay without being outstanding. It includes a
fit-looking Robert Angell, best known as Hunter in
Gladiators on television.
Abi gets them all going on the exercise bike after
proving her stomach muscle in those killer sit-ups. She also handles Godber’s
mock Shakespearean couplets as well as she does the balls on the
pitch.
