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Bournemouth Little Theatre Club The Little Theatre Jameson Road Bournemouth April 2006 It makes for powerful theatre in the hands of a company that can do the story justice – and BLTC is one such company. Director Dan Brian firmly believes that a review should tell it like it is and, mindful of that, I was determined that if there were any negative aspects I would air them – but I could find none. As Helen’s well-meaning but ultimately misguided parents and half-brother James, Cathy Murray, David Weeks and Paul Oliver were so successful in their interpretations that I began to hate their characters for their narrow-mindedness, and gave a silent cheer when James finally saw the light. Tanya Alexander, superb as ever, totally portrayed both vocally and physically the emotional anguish and frustration of the teacher groping for a solution, while her real-life daughter Megan coped beautifully with the role of Helen, conveying everything necessary in her facial expressions & body language. All I ask of theatre is that the performers should make me believe that what I am watching is real life, not pretence. It doesn’t come much more real than this. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo 
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