God Don't Live on a Council Estate

Synopsis

Danny comes home to Rowley Way from a year away in Spain. He is anxious to get back. Will his over-powering Grandfather, Arthur Dolan get him to stay or will he force him to stay? Will his best friend Daisy Boy get caught in the middle?

Our Review:

28 July 2010

Arthur Dudley sits in his armchair flanked by Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner, his two oxygen tanks. Reveling in his position as patriarch in the world he has created, and with the goal of reaching 100 firmly in his mind, it is clear that nothing and no one will stand in Arthur’s way.

Arthur’s grandson Danny Boy returns from Spain to visit him and a web of dark family secrets become increasingly entangled. Arthur is the only God on the estate and he has no time for any other, his vengeance is swiftly dealt. The narrative twists and turns as the characters try to avoid the blows dealt out to them. Moments of dark humour add further complexity and realism to the play.

Dean Stalham’s script is fast-paced and captivating, and Pam Brighton directs a cast who make this an emotionally gripping and riveting production. Dudley Sutton’s Arthur is skillfully portrayed. Sutton shows Arthur as pitiable and then abhorrent, gradually revealing an...

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