Funny Turns
From: Saturday, 25th April 2009
To: Saturday, 16 May 2009
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
This new comedy about family rifts and guitar riffs is a celebration of life, love and liberation after the floods. Funny Turns is a heart-felt , tough and hilariously uplifting, so join Cath and mad Viv as they battle from Anlaby to Antwerp in an explosion of rock, roadies and rheumatics. Nobody told them they were too old to rock.
Our Review:
29 April 2009
Funny Turns is a well chosen welcome to Hull Truck’s splendid new premises on Ferensway. John Godber’s new play is very much within the company’s tradition: people on hard times in Hull find their lives transformed Cinderella-style, but by their own boldness rather than some fairy godmother (though Funny Turns boasts a sort of fairy godmother, but he’s a large, hairy roadie!). The doubling of parts, the strong sense of ensemble and the short blackout scenes carry on the old Spring Street ways. On the other hand, it’s doubtful if the Spring Street stage could have accommodated a speaking chorus of eight (male) and a dance troupe of the same size (female), both from the Read more of the review
Creative
John Godber (Author)
Hull Truck (Producer)
John Godber (Director)
Pip Leckenby (Design)
Stuart Briner (Music)
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