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Alfie Press Reviews

 

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Charles Hutchinson reviews Alfie, Blackeyed Theatre, Harrogate - York Press

“AFTER Bill Naughton’s original radio play – Alfie Elkins And His Little Life, starring one Bill “Compo” Owen incidentally – was aired in January 1962, one listener complained: “Time was when the BBC would not have considered broadcasting anything so revolting”...More

 

Alfie by Blackeyed Theatre Company - HeadtoFoot.eu

“Just felt the need to share an experience, an opportunity many can share, experience and enjoy.
Last night Gill and I enjoyed our second visit in the same week to Lancaster Grand Theatre.”...More
 

Alfie charms his Courtyard audience - Hereford Times

“ALFIE is no saint, but he’s got charm and an easy way with words that lures women into his orbit and into his bed. But that’s as close as he’ll let them get. Talking’s not his thing - talking, he reckons ‘is more intimate than the other’, and love is certainly not in his vocabulary.”...More

 

Alfie, Regent Centre, Christchurch - Daily Echo

“THOUGHTLESS, heartless, and totally self-centred, and few can resist his audacious charm.”...More

 

Alfie - New Theatre Royal - Aboutmyarea.co.uk

“I thoroughly enjoyed the Blackeyed Theatre's production. This company has a growing national reputation for creating dynamic theatre using live music and great performances to tell stories with honesty and passion.”...More

 

Alfie - Portsmouth News

“Blackeyed Theatre returned to the New Theatre Royal for a one-off performance of Bill Naughton's Alfie. The mention of that name brings reflex images of Michael Caine and it is a brave actor, indeed, who takes on the role. Edward Elks - bearing a striking resemblance to the young Caine - need have no fear as he makes the part his own”...More
 

Alfie Reviewed - Reading Chronicle

“AS A card-carrying feminist, I was prepared not to like Alfie. I had never heard Bill Naughton's original 1962 radio play, seen the stage production, watched Michael Caine make the role his own in the 1966 film, read Naughton's best-selling novel, or witnessed the seemingly superfluous Jude Law film remake.”...More

 

Alfie - The Stage

“Is he a male chauvinist and irresponsible Cockney lad about town? Or an insecure, social misfit scared of getting hurt?” ...More

 

 

“Over forty years on, the work hasn't dated at all, and it could hardly have been better served than by this highly versatile company from Berkshire who both act and accompany themselves instrumentally, and with Edward Elks in the lead role performance that was a true tour de force.”

Daily Echo

 

“Edward Elks is uncannily like Michael Caine. Looks, mannerisms and that appealing wide boy charm are recreated to perfection, while Elks still manages to bring his own personality and a sharp edge to the role.”

The Stage

 

“Lisa Howard’s performance is breathtaking. The actors are a joy to watch”

Portsmouth News