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The Winter's Tale at Wimbledon Studio Theatre directed by Melissa Holston for Logos T.C. Classical plays always get a classical treatment by Logos Theatre Company and their production of The Winter's Tale is no exception. The company by and large is amazing. I am indeed privileged to have seen them no less than three times and on each occasion they have managed to completely surprise me and above all entertain me...the company are magnificent. They have mastered a clear-cut and direct manner in presentation which...makes the most difficult of plays easy on the ear and gripping... Sandra Evans as Paulina is excellent... By the time you read this I will have been to see it for a second time. It's that good, and I enjoyed it that much. The Borough News, by Paul Nelson 
The Klan by Leonard Grendel at the Rosemary Branch Theatre. The subject is racism, in particular racism in the police. We see how this affects the family of a racist cop, and the way the husband-wife-son relationship disintegrates under pressure. At times I could feel my skin crawl at the thoroughly offensive outpourings ofthe father, played with drunken, navel-gazing menace by Leonard grendel. Equally troubling is the apparent indifference of his constrained wife, Katherine, an excellent performance from Sandra Evans. "He's a good man, a kind man," she says. "For most of my life I haven't wanted for anything." She sits, bored, on the sofa, reading and talking to her son who has just returned from university. At times she stares off into the distance, or is caught in a stark, confessional spotlight. Her directionless life seems to be matched by her inertia - she seldom moves throughout the two hour prodution. Review by Ross Lydall for Ham and High
Equus by Peter Shaffer for GRiP Theatre at the Rose and Crown, Hampton Wick. This is drama as challenge, a visceral,visual and emotional assault on the audience, and a prodution of the highest intensity....with GRiP's aristic director Martin Richards at the helm, EQUUS becomes an unflinching journey into all our psyches. GRiP's reputation for fine physical theatre is enhanced by some fine riding scenes, and the support playing, particularly from Sandra Evans and Ian McGlynn as Alan's parents, is excellent. Review by Alex Bilm
Romeo and Juliet at the Tabard Theatre, directed by Kate Bone The brightest sparks in this production are Sandra Evans and Richard Hurdle, who play Benvolio and Mercutio as boyfriend and girlfriend. Their banter is a down-to-earth and more solid form of love than that of the star-crossed lovers. Benvolio, played as a woman, has the role of Romeo's sisterly confidante and fits seamlessly into the play. Sarah Kaldor Richmond Times
Eden End by J.B.Priestley at the Tower Theatre Sandra Evans ably conveyed the suppressed resentfulness she felt for sister Stella...powerful vital scenes between her and her sister. Review by Joe Marsden |