Quirky double act get the audience involved from the off with knees up mother brown including all the actions.
Simple idea of time travel allows this act to take the audience back to Dickens and return to the modern day having paused for a number of sing songs, a raffle and a game of pass the parcel along the way. Interesting audience included a few folk like me, a lot of 20 to 30 somethings and a small female posse of local youf. Who despite sitting at the front found their attention swinging between the show, apparent blank disinterest in everything and the lure of their mobile phones. Nanna the lead (only) female (still not sure if it was a feminine man in drag) of the double act gave us a lesson in audience engagement and handling including drawing the youf into the show.
Hoxton Hall is one of two music halls in London. It has secured heritage lottery funding to improve its basic M&E infrastructure and some back office facilities initially (phase 1). Phase 2 will renovate the Hall and other areas. Very exciting times for this social enterprise charity that seeks to provide arts related development opportunities for young adults and school children in the area.
They have invited me to be their chair of trustees from March.
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