The Pride
From: Thursday, 23rd June 2011
To: Saturday, 16 July 2011
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Synopsis
The 1958 Philip is in love with Oliver, but married to Sylvia. The 2008 Oliver is addicted to sex with strangers. Sylvia loves them both. The Pride examines changing attitudes to sexuality over a period of 50 years, looking at intimacy, identity and the courage it takes to be who you really are.
Our Review:
Sophie Bush - 28 June 2011
Daniel Evans may have spent the last 18 months proving himself a competent artistic director at Sheffield Theatres, but in their latest production, the regional premiere of Alexi Kaye Campbell's award-winning drama The Pride, he reminds us why he originally made his name as an actor.
As its title implies, The Pride explores gay rights, identities and prejudices. Kaye Campbell’s innovation is to place a group of characters, who remain the same age throughout the play, in two time periods: 1958 and 2008. We watch what they become within these vastly different worlds. Evan’s performance in the central role is pitch-perfect. He slips fluently between the enthusiastic, struggling, sensitive Oliver of 1958 and his urbane but needy 21st-century counterpart. Oliver #2 may have gained liberation, but has he lost some personal integrity along the way?
Evans is supported by a strong ensemble. Claire Price bri...
Cast
Daniel Evans (Oliver)
Claire Price (Sylvia)
Jay Simpson (The Man/Peter/The Doctor)
Jamie Sives (Philip)
Creative
Alexi Kaye Campbell (Author)
Sheffield Theatres (Producer)
Richard Wilson (Director)
James Cotterill (Design)
Johanna Town (Lighting)
Olly Fox (Music)
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