North West Theatre

Islanders

Dick Curran
Farne Productions
27 Jul 10 to 31 Jul 10
New Century House
Part of: 24:7 Theatre Festival

A dark comedy about three wardens on the remote Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast. Peter is an embittered maverick nominally managed by his career-minded ex, Ellen. Their stalemate is upset by the arrival of Nicola, a woman who seems completely out of place on the island.

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Perhaps there are a few too many revelations of past traumas... but such doubts are soon forgotten when you get wrapped up in the compelling narrative. There is plenty of gentle humour amongst the occasional traumatic stories... The characters are perfectly believable and perfectly performed by Katy Slater... Claire Dean... and Mark Frampton... A lovely story well-told with some nice humour mixed with some touching moments...
British Theatre Guide
...far from a new topic and is not handled particularly well. Peter is annoying as much as damaged... [Mark] Frampton does well in displaying the obstinacy of the character but the limitations of the script hinder his efforts to make Peter attractive... [Claire] Dean does well in conveying the ongoing frustration and affection of Ellen but the part is under-written... nothing actually wrong with Islanders but it is hard to avoid the conclusion that we have seen similar work done better in the past.
What's On Stage (Rating: 3/5)