A Kick in the Baubles
From: Thursday, 15th December 2005
To: Saturday, 21 January 2006
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Synopsis
Chestnuts aren t...Roasting round an open fire, Though a Silent Night would be welcome. All is not calm and all is not bright, And no, Frank does not Wish it could be Christmas every day. Jean s hit the Buck s Fizz, Frank s doing the turkey and with the posh Betty and Albert due any minute they re having difficulty getting rid of the neighbour! Another peaceful, chocolate box Christmas in the Bailey household that is destined to send you scurrying for the Alka Seltzer.
Our Review:
19 December 2005
With a title like A Kick in the Baubles and the promise of “a feast of festive fun”, the wary punter is entitled to fear an evening pitched somewhere between pantomime and Bernard Manning. Such a view proves totally unfounded in Gordon Steel’s new play for Hull Truck. Despite the caricatured neighbours from hell and the obligatory drunken karaoke scenes, A Kick in the Baubles is often very funny and has the warmth and humanity to make the sentimental ending seem appropriate and convincing.
The story is played out in a series of short scenes that vary from black-out sketches to more substantial, even dramatic episodes, telling of Jean and Frank’s Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Their own problems centre on his redundancy and her complex feelings of guilt and resentment over their daughter’s acrimonious departure from home. Specially imported Christmas problems include her rich and snobbish sister, Doreen, with husband Harry, and the you...
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Gordon Steel (Author)
Hull Truck (Producer)
Gareth Tudor Price (Director)
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