The new musical featuring music and lyrics by Victoria Wood continues to play at the Bowness-on-Windermere based theatre until the 6th June.
The Guardian: **** “Triplett mixes teen angst with no-nonsense menopausal spirit and Jones is as strong in her performance of straight-up adolescence. Michael Chance juggles the smaller male roles and doubles up as pianist. It is silly to see midlife actors playing teenagers so archly but it builds emotional momentum nonetheless. By the end, you are crying for these women as well as the genius who died too early but left us her songs.”
WhatsOn Stage: **** “All provide a perfect frame for Wood herself, the star of the show. Her topical references may have been overtaken by time (the programme provides a glossary), but the power of her observation and the depth of her sympathy are eternal. Fourteen Again is a wonderful way to bring them back to life.”
The Observer.com: “O’Boyle’s production is strongly sung and cleverly cast for time travel. Triplett is particularly at ease in Snoopy T-shirt, maroon school blazer and in goth mode at a vampire-and-beekeeper birthday party. Ria Jones, who I remember as one of the sole musterers of oomph in a dreary High Society 21 years ago, is all oomph here, as a young girl heading too quickly for an older life and a sadder time: every line of her body suggests someone braced to cope. Michael Chance, when not playing a hopeless hubby, vividly captures Wood’s style as the accompanist on – of course – a baby grand.”
The Telegraph: **** “a poignant time-travelling production pays tribute to the late comedian 10 years after her death.”
Musical Theatre Review: ***** “This is a divinely entertaining and heartwarming show which is a fabulous credit to this lovely little theatre.”
The Stage: **** “World premiere of Victoria Wood musical 10 years after her death in a theatre renamed in her honour has a certain wonky allure.”
To book tickets visit: https://victoriawoodtheatre.com/whats-on/fourteen-again