by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Gerald Roderick.
Cast
Paul Rees
as HENRY HIGGINS
Sarah Green
as ELIZA DOLITTLE
Ralph Williams
as PICKERING
Michael Dickerson
as ALFRED DOLITTLE
Geraldine Davies
as MRS HIGGINS
Eliot Davies
as FREDDY EYNSFORD - HILL
Amy Hall
as CLARA EYNSFORD - HILL
Joan Powell
as MRS EYNSFORD - HILL
Ann Wear
as MRS PEARCE
Other parts played by.
Andrew Phillips, William Adrian, Lee Edwards, May Ellwood, Ann Sparks
Review
Pygmalion
Neath Little Theatre, Westernmoor Road, Neath
Monday, September 22nd
Neath Little Theatre's latest offering sees Paul Rees and Sarah
Green - so good together in the award-winning 2006 production
of The Collector - re-united as Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolitle
in George Bernard Shaw's delightful comedy of manners, directed
by Gerald Roderick.
The sixteen-strong cast - including Amy Hall, Joan Powell, Elliot
Davies, Ralph Williams, Lee Edwards and Ann Wear - is particularly
strong, and Michael Dickerson and Geraldine Davies turn in
excellent performances as Alfred Doolittle and Mrs Higgins, whose
support for Eliza is especially well conveyed.
Sarah Green's performance as the flower girl who is transformed
into a lady is splendid - the scene in which she has to listen to
Pickering and Higgins talking about her as if she is not even in
the room is beautifully handled - and the many comedic moments
are right on the button.
If I have but one criticism, it is that the sparse and minimalistic
set jars against the splendour and detail of the costumes - but
this is a minor concern given the fact that the performances are
strong enough to carry the play through in fine style.
Graham Williams
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