Dance Class

A brilliantly minimalist, insightful and enjoyable performance! Wonderful salsa dancing and a delightful venue too. Thank you Andre!

Just come back from watching this sensitive and touching play with a dash of Salsa!!..its beautiful...if you love theatre especially fringe...you have one week to catch it....it was a packed night and the feedback? lots wanted more scenes!!

When I read this review I was shocked, too. I sounds as if the reviewer had seen a totally different play. The play that I saw did not impress me at all. I am afraid I have to agree with Jane in all the points she raised.

A nice idea in principle but most of it just remained words without substance. When I go to see a play I don't expect to be TOLD what a character feels, I want to be SHOWN that he/she is happy, suicidal, or in love, I expect to feel with him/her and be drwan into the play, not stay on the outside not being really interested in the characters or caring for them and thinking "oh, now he is suicidal".

I think it was Hitchcock who once said "film is like life with the dull bits cut out." The same applies to theatre. And here a lot of the "dull bits" were left in, we had far too many words and not enough drama. There is a significant difference between a diary and a play.

The plot did not develop to explore the issues in depth. Instead of depth we were given length. For example the dance scenes were expertly handled but far too long in the context. The situation was clear in a minute but the scenes went on and on. Shame, as the story could potentially have been interesting.

The blue folding chairs were embarassing only in the beginning but later they got annoying and distracting as the actors seemed to be more involved in folding and unfolding them than in interacting with each other.

One could see that all the people involved had good intentions, I hope for the writer that for his next project he can find someone who is honest with him and can help him make his ideas less wordy and more dramatic.

I'm really quite shocked by the good review!!!! It was two-dimensional and some of the acting, not helped by the dialogue, was pretty wooden. The wife and the dance teacher were the better performers. The blue folding chairs were embarrassing: if you're going to do without props then be bold!! It seemed to really lack any stage-craft or imagination. Even though I only saw it last night I've forgotten how it ended: that can't be a good sign!

A joy from start to finish. Catch it while you can.

A great and memorable night - we thoroughly enjoyed the play. A gripping story with great acting.

Really good! Would recommend it wholeheartedly. Funny and moving. Great work by all!

Thrilling drama with brilliant dancing throughout. Andre has written a clever and moving account of the world of addiction and the hope that can come in the midst of it. Definitely worth seeing!!