Therapy & Peter Créme’s Eyes (Newcastle)

Therapy concerned Brian, who is “encouraged” by his long suffering wife to attend a series of therapy sessions to save their marriage, largely due to his extra marital affairs. All this against a backdrop of being a full time driving instructor; plenty of opportunity to talk to intelligent, young and pretty student’s.

Peter Creme’s Eyes, is a tale of sibling rivalry of sisters. Their lives are changed by a murderer, Peter Crème, one because she writes a brilliant journalistic piece on him and his crimes, the other because she begins a relationship with him while he is in a treatment centre, and continues it when he is released into the world once more. A very disturbing climax to the piece.

A very confident series of performances from actors who had just days to rehearse two very wordy plays. Special mention must go to Paul Charlton, Libby Davison and Angela Lonsdale who appeared in both plays, with Tony Neilson and Anne Bolton appearing in Therapy. Direction by Gez Casey and Rosie Kellagher.