Reviews
First reviews for Theatre WaaH show at Tristan Bates Theatre:
Double Dutch Expresso comprises of two new plays: Jesus Christ and Chocolate Pudding and How the Rapist was Born. Both are coming-of-age stories directed by Poonam Brah, who uses experimental theatrical forms to showcase female friendships and social issues.
Georgia Blake, What’s on Stage
Jesus Christ and Chocolate Pudding by Punam Ramchurn
Rachael Hilton and Dina Mousawi are very impressive as the two friends, convincingly growing up on stage and effortlessly dropping into other characters. With no costume, props or set the two actresses create a world with their physicality, which is slick and well-directed.
Georgia Blake, What’s on Stage
It is beautifully played by Dina Mousawi as Rani and Rachael Hilton as Kerry, who also take on every other role from little Peter and other kids and various teachers to the girls’ parents, subtly modifying their playing to match older attitudes as they move to age 11 and on into their teens…The play’s bubbling humour makes its sad coda more effective.
Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide
Charismatic performances (Rachael Hilton and Dina Mousawi) and a script that’s big hearted and true. Here is that brief moment of life when class and race barely register. Then along comes adolescence, academic ambition and racial tension stoked by the Toxteth riots – all of which drive Kerry and Rani asunder.
Brian Logan, Time Out.
How the Rapist was Born by Sabina England
Physical staging that is effective theatrically in holding the attention and pumping up the emotion.
Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide
Conforming to none of the expectations of work by female Asian writers. It’s a strange and difficult piece…but there’s something refreshing about England’s writing.
Karla Wills, OMH