The Old Library, Mansfield
Bouncers by John Godber
The Old Libary, Mansfield April 2000

This tedious rehash of inner football type society was regenerated by the youthful and desperately talented group of young performers, Frontroom. I received the order to see the chips with everything play with a frown. Having seen it twice before I thought that it couldn't be done again this century. I was right in that respect, it was a new century and surely everyone who wanted to has seen it, got it and purchased the T. Shirt. And guess what, the director had the divine dream of leaving the piece where it belonged, in the eighties, Yawn, Yawn.

How wrong can a cynical bastard like me be. The company of actors tore into the script and kicked it over the bar with every other phrase. They looked like lads that frequent plenty of pubs and demonstrated waistlines to prove it. There was underlying eighties music constantly throughout the play that gave the audience the feeling of being inside and out of the Night club. They performed the piece with relish, each of the four actors playing seven characters, with bags of pants. This was a truly ensemblic Bouncers with pathos and bags of comedy.
If you've seen it before or if your a virgin Bouncer, see this Production.

Colin Lamden.
The Ticket Office.

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