Fiddler On The Roof Reviews Everyman

Theatre fiddler on the roof everyman the synagogue on cardiff s cathedral road was founded in 1897 on land donated by the third marquess of bute.

Fiddler on the roof reviews everyman.

With its determination to find humour in race religion and the bleakest of situations fiddler on the roof often feels more akin to a croft and lloyd sitcom than the turn of the century russian literature on which it is based. The fiddler on the roof stage production by the everyman theatre company in sophia gardens cardiff was great to see. This fiddler on the roof would be a pivotal moment marking the return of the everyman theatre s repertory company. Fiddler on the roof review exciting and satisfying everyman liverpool the classic musical about village custom and community is the perfect choice to launch artistic director gemma bodinetz.

The reviews hub was set up in 2007. But would it be heresy on my part to suggest that fiddler isn t much as a musical and that director norman jewison has made as good a film as can be made from a story that is quite simply boring. Fiddler on the roof liverpool everyman liverpool. Fiddler on the roof is at the everyman in rep until 1 july.

The everyman company has set the bar so high with this first production that one wonders how they are going to top it but with the amount of talent in the ranks i wouldn t put it past them. 14 actors handpicked from hundreds after a gruelling audition process. I had a good time watching this stage performance as well as my parents. Fiddler on the roof is the first of five plays at the everyman under the banner of the new rep this wonderfully diverse cast which includes the fantastic keddy sutton the marvellous liam tobin pauline daniels emily hughes and dean nolan in amongst its overflowing talent a rep company that took possibly a very difficult text to its heart as its first offering and with consummate skill.

Artistic director gemma bodinetz s new production the first with the liverpool everyman s new 14 strong repertory company and based on the long running broadway show. I suppose fiddler on the roof is just the movie that lovers of the stage play were waiting for and since fiddler is the most popular stage musical in history that s something all right. By having a rep company we re creating a family that can really respond to the city who will create a conversation with our audiences and will together create vibrant vital work said the blurb.