Fiddler On The Roof Reviews Everyman

The fiddler on the roof stage production by the everyman theatre company in sophia gardens cardiff was great to see.

Fiddler on the roof reviews everyman.

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Fiddler on the roof is the first of five plays at the everyman under the banner of the new rep this wonderfully diverse cast which includes the fantastic keddy sutton the marvellous liam tobin pauline daniels emily hughes and dean nolan in amongst its overflowing talent a rep company that took possibly a very difficult text to its heart as its first offering and with consummate skill. But would it be heresy on my part to suggest that fiddler isn t much as a musical and that director norman jewison has made as good a film as can be made from a story that is quite simply boring. Artistic director gemma bodinetz s new production the first with the liverpool everyman s new 14 strong repertory company and based on the long running broadway show. It is pretty lengthy matching to three hours in all but nothing gets boring and it s impressive to see.

This fiddler on the roof would be a pivotal moment marking the return of the everyman theatre s repertory company. Theatre fiddler on the roof everyman the synagogue on cardiff s cathedral road was founded in 1897 on land donated by the third marquess of bute. Fiddler on the roof review exciting and satisfying everyman liverpool the classic musical about village custom and community is the perfect choice to launch artistic director gemma bodinetz. By having a rep company we re creating a family that can really respond to the city who will create a conversation with our audiences and will together create vibrant vital work said the blurb.

I suppose fiddler on the roof is just the movie that lovers of the stage play were waiting for and since fiddler is the most popular stage musical in history that s something all right. With its determination to find humour in race religion and the bleakest of situations fiddler on the roof often feels more akin to a croft and lloyd sitcom than the turn of the century russian literature on which it is based. I had a good time watching this stage performance as well as my parents.