Cambridge
Evening News
A
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Emmanuel College Gardens
"Every
one of the cast in this lively presentation was strong, extracting the maximum
from the characters they were playing. Particularly striking were the fairies:
Danielle Allan's Titania was powerful, sinuous and sexy. The magical moment in
this production came when Oberon and Titania twine themselves into the shape of
an Indian deity with four arms and legs. Lovely."
Bridlington
Post
WHAT
DID YOU SAY? - touring
"This
love story of the 90's traces the attempts of Mary (Danielle Allan) and Steve
(Alan Davidson) to patch up their rapidly disintegrating relationship. They opt,
or rather Mary decides, to see two marriage guidance counsellors. Each of the
four actors obviously relishes their role, and the interaction between Allan and
Davidson at times makes you feel like a voyeur - it's almost too personal. The
combination of Richard Hawkins' brilliant one-liners, director Rupert Creed's
use of a split set, the atmospheric music and the actors' assured confidence
made for a night of entertainment infrequently seen in the theatre, ending on a
rousing musical finale which had the capacity audience cheering and
applauding."
Evening
Standard
THE
GOD EXU - Baron's Court Theatre
"The
visit of a government inspector to a Brazilian shanty town threatens the
livelihood of the crooked shopkeeper Nequinho and his resourceful much put-upon
wife Briguela (a tough comic performance by Danielle Allan). The god Exu is
summoned. Director Ray Shell capitalises on the fable's broad comic potential,
nowhere better than when the exultant Briguela tells of consummated lust amidst
the tomatoes beneath the shop counter."
Time
Out
WHEN
WE DEAD AWAKEN - Etcetera Theatre
"Set
high in a mountain hotel, the play concerns Rubek, an ageing sculptor who has
grown tired of his cheerful young wife Maya. Also staying at the hotel is Irene,
a dark lady who was once Rubek's favourite model and muse, but who is now dead.
Voluptuous, sophisticated and challenging, Irene charges Rubek with stealing her
soul and urges him to take his life and join her in spiritual ecstasy. Danielle
Allan's Irene combines poise, passion and dignity in a tidy performance."
Time
Out Amsterdam
THE
GAME - Stalhouderij Theatre
"Perhaps sisters? Cell-mates? Concubines? Lovers? Or ego and alter-ego? Ana I and Ana II are inextricably bonded. Theirs is a love/hate existence of total dependency. Through role-playing the two live out a variety of situations. Amazingly, the results are often humorous and beautiful as one cruel game flows into another. The Stalhouderij production of THE GAME is a passionate, if not disturbing, experience - passionate, in that these two sensual actresses, Danielle Allan and Anat Geiger, both powerhouses of talent, throw themselves into the ugliness as well as the glory of Ana I and Ana II."