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"John Doyle
has been at the forefront of this visually exciting form of theatre with
its one-for-all and all-for-one philosophy, in which every cast member
is constantly involved, whether singing, acting or playing an instrument."
YORKSHIRE
EVENING PRESS
 Into
the Woods, York Theatre Royal 1997
"Doyle's impressively simple shoestring production is performed by a highly talented cast of actor-musicians who take playing, singing and acting in their stride." THE GUARDIAN "This brilliantly
choreographed production of a difficult musical is John Doyle's ultimate
triumph. He leaves the Theatre Royal in good heart with a strong identity
and reputation for quality. His creative intelligence will be hard to follow."
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| Irma
La Douce, Watermill
Theatre Newbury 1999
Nominated for Best Musical in the Barclays 1999 British Theatre Awards "Perhaps the most impressive aspect of John Doyle's production is its precision: eight bodies, four tables and numerous chairs are redistributed at high speed without anyone getting belted by a double bass or a trumpet. this is a delightfully light-hearted revival of a lightweight but charming show." EVENING STANDARD "John Doyle's witty and rousing revival... It's a huge boost to the high-spirited, hand-to-mouth atmosphere of this staging(where the story is told in a calculatedly reckless, improvised manner) that there's no division between the cast and the band." THE TIMES "Doyle's brilliantly economic staging has an acid intensity and vivacity that improves on Brook's original" THE SPECTATOR "John Doyle.......quite simply the best thing to have happened to the British stage musical in the 15 years since Cameron Mackintosh, Trevor Nunn and John Caird first went to work on Les Miserables at the Barbican" INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE |
| Sinbad,
Watermill Theatre Newbury 1999
"Played in the round in the Watermill's beautiful, intimate theatre, John Doyle's Sinbad, with its engaging cast of versatile actor-musicians, establishes a lovely complicity with the children. Indeed children come away enchanted, but with a faint feeling that they themselves have half-created this piece." THE INDEPENDENT "Director John Doyle conjures up scenes of real wonder on the pocket handkerchief of a stage." THE TELEGRAPH |
Cabaret,
Watermill
Theatre Newbury 1998
"...far and away
the best version of Kander & Ebb's Cabaret, that I have ever
seen... Doyle has revolutionised Cabaret and turned what was always a great
musical into a masterpiece... Doyle seems here to have created the first
truly music-theatre ensemble I have ever seen in this country... Come to
this Cabaret, old chum, for you will never see another quite like
it."
"Doyle and his
outstanding cast aim for expressionistic vigour rather than plodding naturalism"
"Doyle's production
makes me eager to see his next"
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 Moll
Flanders, Salisbury Playhouse 1998
"This is a triumph of casting, a director's dream team. Eight outstanding actor-musicians play 57 characters, sing really well - and play 17 instruments between them. Doyle has made Daniel Defoe's classic an earthy but two-fingered gesture to the current theatrical gloom." THE STAGE "...the cast races
through Moll's life story, pausing only on the best - and naughty - bits.
The result is, of course, a romp with humour, irony, and witty ingenuity
that pasy respect to Defoe and is hugely entertaining... Daniel Defoe would
surely approve of musical Moll Flanders."
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| Sweeney
Todd, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 1988
"John Doyle's reputation as a director (one always at ease with musicals) can rest on this one. He stages, groups and evokes with imagination and precision." THE STAGE |
Point
Five is a professional company founded to encourage and produce musical
ensemble work, of which John is a member. Their website is at http://www.callie.freeserve.co.uk/Pointfiveindex.htm,
or check out other contact details in the Links
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Agent:
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28 PERRERS ROAD, LONDON W6 0EZ
Tel: 0181
741 7647 Email: clarevidalhall@email.com