Tag Archives: Angela Laverick

Writer / Director: Rachael Savage Music: Janie Armour Choreographer: Rachael Alexander Reviewer: Janet Jepson The United Kingdom has been famous throughout the centuries for its exemplary armed services, defending both the shores of our tiny islands and the wider Commonwealth lands. We take our armed troops somewhat for granted, they have always been there and will be prepared to defend ...

Writer and Director: Rachel Savage Reviewer : Joan Phillips The Best Thing is a reminder that you can only be so nostalgic about ‘the 60s’. The exciting and explosive changes in fashion and pop music are well documented, but changes in society’s behaviours, codes and taboos drag behind. Writer and director Rachel Savage reminds us of what happened, on so ...

Writer / Director: Rachael Savage Music: Janie Armour Reviewer: Ray Taylor Vamos Theatre is the UK’s leading full mask Theatre Company, a type of theatre that can be compared to Japanese Noh. Here, they present their latest production, a bittersweet story of teenage pregnancy and its aftermath. Rachael Savage’s original inspiration for the story came from an article in a ...

Writer/Director: Rachael Savage Reviewer: Michael Gray   Masks are a very ancient theatrical tradition. Today, that tradition is kept alive by Vamos “the UK's leading full mask theatre company”. This bittersweet tale of the permissive society, social stigma and a love-child lost is brilliantly brought to life by four performers and many more masks. The scenery – designer Carl Davies ...

Writer and Director: Rachael Savage Composer: Janie Armour Reviewer: Dan English   It is a visit back to the swinging sixties for the Marlowe Studio in Canterbury as Vamos Theatre bring their heartbreaking new production, The Best Thing. The talented masked company, directed by Rachael Savage, tell the story of Susan, who is caught up in the free love spirit ...

Writer: Rachael Savage Music: Janie Armour Director: Rachael Savage Reviewer: Gemma Corden   This bittersweet production from Vamos, the UK's leading full mask theatre company, brings to life an uncomfortable chapter of British social history with surprising depth and tenderness. It is 1968 and teenager Susan has her whole life ahead of her. But when Susan becomes pregnant, father Bill ...