REVIEWS & AWARDS
THE ARGUS by Jessica Marshall McHattle AWARDED - ARGUS ANGEL WINNER
"The Brighton Collective is highly accomplished. Even the set is incredibly detailed and believable....the performance is spellbinding."
WHATS ON THE FRINGE by Sophie Fenella Robbins AWARDED - FIVE STARS
"Stephen Finlay’s Screaming Inside can be summed up by three words: Moving, riveting, and brutally honest, ok that’s four but you get the idea. This was the highlight of my trip to Brighton, mainly because Shane Armstrong’s performance as Stuart was simply spectacular.
The set also made me feel as though I was a fly on the wall of a man, who was about to kill himself. In fact, I haven’t seen the fourth wall so brilliantly preserved in a long time, and in this post post postmodern era it certainly is a rare occurrence. The set was built to look like a typical dank and dim basement flat, complete with old books on the shelf, a slightly dead looking plant pot and race cars on the bed spread. This was exactly the way I would imagine the flat of a man like Stuart to look. The juxtaposition between his business suit and the toy cars stuck on the side of his bunk bed portrayed him as a little boy stuck in the body of a man, a child who had been forced to grow up way too soon and who never recovered from the consequences."
BABY BROADWAY by Amy Smith AWARDED - FOUR STARS
"One-man shows with a dark and emotional core have a risk of being overly long or uncomfortable, however Screaming Inside is structured perfectly to avoid this. Each monologue is set around a holiday such as Christmas or Valentines Day with a coordinated narrative of the present but also memories of the past. The stage design of his flat allows an interesting and effective use of the space.
Screaming Inside is a piece of stand out writing with a phenomenal performance that really shouldn’t be missed."
THE ARGUS by Jessica Marshall McHattle AWARDED - ARGUS ANGEL WINNER
"The Brighton Collective is highly accomplished. Even the set is incredibly detailed and believable....the performance is spellbinding."
WHATS ON THE FRINGE by Sophie Fenella Robbins AWARDED - FIVE STARS
"Stephen Finlay’s Screaming Inside can be summed up by three words: Moving, riveting, and brutally honest, ok that’s four but you get the idea. This was the highlight of my trip to Brighton, mainly because Shane Armstrong’s performance as Stuart was simply spectacular.
The set also made me feel as though I was a fly on the wall of a man, who was about to kill himself. In fact, I haven’t seen the fourth wall so brilliantly preserved in a long time, and in this post post postmodern era it certainly is a rare occurrence. The set was built to look like a typical dank and dim basement flat, complete with old books on the shelf, a slightly dead looking plant pot and race cars on the bed spread. This was exactly the way I would imagine the flat of a man like Stuart to look. The juxtaposition between his business suit and the toy cars stuck on the side of his bunk bed portrayed him as a little boy stuck in the body of a man, a child who had been forced to grow up way too soon and who never recovered from the consequences."
BABY BROADWAY by Amy Smith AWARDED - FOUR STARS
"One-man shows with a dark and emotional core have a risk of being overly long or uncomfortable, however Screaming Inside is structured perfectly to avoid this. Each monologue is set around a holiday such as Christmas or Valentines Day with a coordinated narrative of the present but also memories of the past. The stage design of his flat allows an interesting and effective use of the space.
Screaming Inside is a piece of stand out writing with a phenomenal performance that really shouldn’t be missed."
