The Lyric Hammersmith continues its acclaimed collaboration with Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Watford Palace Theatre and Latitude festival to bring a series of spectacular outdoor performances to Lyric Square, with the generous support of HammersmithLondon. Inviting the people of Hammersmith to stop for a second, a few minutes or a whole afternoon, four of the country's most innovative theatre companies will be bringing their creative wares to Lyric Square over four consecutive weeks this summer. Our annual season of outdoor work gives people the chance to experience something new and to be inspired as they pass through the square.
Only 2 stars as I felt what was on show was rubbish - sort of university drama department effort but, and it's a big but, it does have potential. There was too much of a Andy Nyman's irritating professor Goodman to start with and too few scary bits. However, it did make me think why someone else hasn't tried this idea before, The Woman In Black excepted. With a major rewrite, lots more scary bits, then I would not be surprised if a run in the West End would not be out of the question. Oh, and why the Jewish thing? That should be dropped for starters. But apart from that I wish them all good luck their original piece of theatre. - rds
