Kate Copstick review in The Scotsman for Eddie Ramone..

This is another review; this time it's from Kate Copstock who, I am told, is not always easy to please and it's in The Scotsman which is nothing to be sneezed at.

So thank you Kate if you read this.

Theatre review: The Two Sides of Eddie Ramone
By Kate Copstick Published: 22/8/2011

This is a sweet, sad, lovely little play - partly the comedy act and partly the internal monologue of one Eddie Ramone, once a Big Comedy Star and host of a game show, now playing the cruise ships on autopilot (him, not the ships) and going over and over in his mind the train of events that led him to this point.

A tiny piece, but telling, it is written and performed by Chris Sullivan, an actor known to fans of Emmerdale and Bergerac. His is a face you can believe has lived the whole life of Eddie Ramone and the performance is wholly believable, nicely underplayed and cleverly nuanced. The change in Sullivan as he crosses the dramatic line from internal monologue to stand-up is subtle but tangible. This is a lovely gem of a show - a proper fringe play and very well worth an hour. The story Eddie tells is unexpected, and Sullivan absolutely takes you with him on Eddie's journey. Go. You won't regret it.

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