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COMEDY with an underlying message is the trademark of the great
playwright Willy Russell.
Stags and Hens is, like most of
his plays, set in his home town of Liverpool during the late
1970s. The entire action takes place in a nightclub toilet,
during the hen and stag nights of Linda and husband-to-be Dave.
The young cast capture the girls'
and their lads' roles perfectly, delivering the funpacked lines with
style and squeezing every laugh from the brilliantly-written script.
As straight-talking Bernie, Sian
Lamb leads the girls confidently, with some scene-stealing
performances from Leigh Ryrie as the gauche Maureen who "just wants
to have a good time".
Steve Hamer, meanwhile, rules
the boys with his no-nonsense performance, while Robbie (Gary
Donaldson) and mummy's boy Billy (Keith Davidson) provided many of
the lighter moments in the little boy's room. Stags and Hens
is a great night's entertainment.
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