British Theatre Guide 4 star review for Edinburgh Show

The British Theatre guide has awarded a four star review to the Year 14 Bridge Theatre company show that played three weeks at the international Edinburgh Fringe festival. Here is what they said about the show that the students created and helped finance with the generous support of the Brit Trust and friends of the company. Congratulations to the Bridge company.

Something About Jumpers

The Bridge Theatre Company
Sweet Grassmarket.
****

“Abandoned in the dump of the city, Levi struggles to cope inside the social care system.” The “jumpers” here are firstly about the piece of clothing. But that doesn’t mean that this tight, fast-moving snap of this disposable and disposed generation isn’t loaded with symbolism.

This large cast inhabits this smallest of stages. We follow Levi through the adventure of navigating the new world he is thrust into. His one foundation is the “jumper” that he has stolen away with him. Tony Portsmouth as Levi is ultimately sympathetic and endearing. And he fits into a suitcase.

The cast should be acknowledge for their commitment to the project; not a weak link. They do each other and the material service. The production elements, especially the videos that are projected onto the “jumper”, add to the production. The Bridge Theatre Company are true to their mission statement; “to create theatre that reflects day to day living.”