 I have seen both the last two productions
Another Midas have performed at the Fringe and both Dirty Little Secrets
and Chaucer's Cocktail have been beautifully created and performed, so I
was in no doubt that this would apply to this years offering My Dearest
Byron.
Company
founder Harper Ray stars as Byron and always gives an immaculate
performance, and there was yet another tour de force was delivered.
Karen French plays Augusta Leigh, his half-sister and lover, an affair that caused
scandal within society around 1816.
Their
relationship and subsequent break up is beautifully written and directed
by Bernie C Byrne, also has a most appropriate musical score created by Jim
Fowler and a simple yet effective set.
This
is an excellent piece of theatre from an exciting company. It should
really be witnessed if you are aware of the story and even if you are
not, it is totally accessible in the way it is written and staged.
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