If The Show Fits (Liverpool)

Good 2 Shooz is a shoe shop like no other. Run by the flamboyant Jamie and assisted by his loyal staff, Liz, Chas and Sally; one has a problem, one has a secret and one has toes like monkey nuts. And not forgetting the off kilter Daphne.
 
As well as meeting the everyday customers that wonder into their shop, they also come together when something goes wrong, and over a drink (or three) they endeavour to put the world to rights.
 
This quirky play is written by Liverpool actress, Donna Lesley Price who also plays the nice but dim Daphne. Her observations when writing these off the wall characters are well observed; she has managed to capture what Liverpool life and its people can be really like. She has written mainly female parts, each one strong, individual characters that really stand out.
 
Ritchie Grice plays Jamie – an entertaining character and he is certainly an actor that can hold his own on stage, and he is definitely a favourite with the audience.
 
Liz, played by Charlie Griffiths and Angela Simms who took on the role of Sally, really stand out for me. There are some wonderful one-liners in the script and these two seemed to be able to throw them out and the audience really picked up on them.
 
If The Shoe Fits is packed full of attitude. This is a strong script and the cast have done a fine job. The first half is a little slow to get started and the second half seems to be over before you know it. Perhaps a little tweaking in places to set the pace of the story would do well to make a tighter show.
 
– Janie Phillips