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Bounce me, shake me

Advantages: this play was mixed with bouncers
Disadvantages: none

...I went to see this play by some HND students at Birmingham theatre school. It was bouncers and shakers a remix which was bouncers and shakers together showing both sides of the story about a Friday night! The bouncer's story and how four hard men view t ...

d33_ 14.10.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Shakers (Re-Stirred) - John Godber

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shakin'

Advantages: good story and something nice to act out
Disadvantages: slightly confusing in character switches

its a simple script and a perfect opputunity to act out a rewrite of an old play. if your looking around for something to perform, this is it. there are many ways it can be done and not many actors required. this book has made me realise that there ar ...

ACRA 28.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Shakers (Re-Stirred) - John Godber

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Frank McGuinness... A great play-write!

Advantages: Easy to follow, sharply funny
Disadvantages: Wish there was more detail in individual stories told

I bought this book ages ago (I think it was only £0.50 from a car-boot sale), I only finished it yesterday, I think it took me a good 2 months to read it; this was mainly due to work and other obligations. The book is adapted from the play version which I ...

mimicmwb 08.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Someone Who'll Watch Over Me - Frank McGuinness

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Salome: Decadent and surreal

Advantages: Descriptions, surrealism, style
Disadvantages: Choppy dialogue, little plot development, unsympathetic characters

Originally written in French, the dialogue is choppy, surreal and desperately descriptive. The Biblical story is turned into a tale of lust, denial, female power and its suppression, and perverse attractions. If you're expecting a witty tea-room drama l ...

Summerfox 21.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Salome - Oscar Wilde

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i can read....

Advantages: was in english
Disadvantages: Not enough pictures

i used this book to learn how to read, it is a thrilling story which you should most definatly read because it will change the way you think and could even teach you something new. even though this play is by an old dead english man it does have relevan ...

griffinl 01.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Salome - Oscar Wilde

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