Liars Market

Synopsis

The play delves into the lives of four individuals living and working in post WWII Bradford striving for the excitement and dreams that lay just out of their reach. Hall's twisting plot and darkly intriguing characters show us just how far people will go to get what they desire and how the seemingly weak can in fact become the strongest influence when someone stands in the way of them living their dreams. Surrounded by lust, greed, deception and dreams we see Max, Susan, Eric and Sonia become entangled in each others lives, however, their own path to success become a dark one and we soon learn how much they are all willing to lose in order to meet their desires.

Our Review:

30 April 2010

It seems almost inevitable that someone who spends much of their working life in the theatre will, at some point, put pen to paper and write a play.

Ernest Hall, stage manager of the National Theatre for 30 years, has done just this and last night saw the world premiere of his first full-length creation at the Union Theatre.

The play, with a few tweaks, has the potential to be really good. The first act is well paced and funny but unfortunately the momentum is lost in a second, bogged down in self-conscious monologues. One is aware that the playwright wants the audience to understand character motivations but it’s frustrating that he couldn’t find a more original way to do it.

Set in Bradford in 1946 the story centres on four characters whose lives become entangled by a series of lies and deceptions. Eric (Howard Teale) seeks to improve the life of his housebound sister Sonia (Anny Tobin) by telling her about the fictitious life he has created for himself an...

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Eileen - 10 May 2010:

Loved it ! Very funny and unexpected....

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