Reviews
“The audience sat transfixed, riveted…Chris Foote Wood follows in the glorious tradition of the likes of Simon Callow, Patrick Stewart and the immortal Charles Laughton, in bringing the world of Dickens vividly to life” (East Coast fm).
“Chris Foote Wood brought the characters of Mr Dickens’ more famous works to life…with a passion that had his audience clinging to every word. It was a lovely experience” (Mumble Arts Review, Edinburgh).
“Chris eloquently took on the mantle of Dickens’ own original style of reading selections. Never overplaying, his performance was polished to a high sheen, holding the audience with every nuance. Victoria Wood, (Chris’s sister) would have been proud of him” (Teignmouth Post)
“Chris Foote Wood brought the characters of Mr Dickens’ more famous works to life…with a passion that had his audience clinging to every word. It was a lovely experience” (Mumble Arts Review, Edinburgh).
“Chris eloquently took on the mantle of Dickens’ own original style of reading selections. Never overplaying, his performance was polished to a high sheen, holding the audience with every nuance. Victoria Wood, (Chris’s sister) would have been proud of him” (Teignmouth Post)
Audience Comments
At the previews, audiences were asked to fill in comment sheets.
Almost all were positive: here are a selection:
“Very enjoyable - particularly the more dramatic extracts!”
“Excellent”
“Good variety of voices”
“Like a Radio Four presentation with colour!”
“Excellent and dramatic”
“Acting very good”
“Enjoyed it all”
“Very interesting, entertaining and very well
executed”
“The representation of the characters was great”
“Well acted and read”
“Very enjoyable evening. You made these characters live again for me”
“All readings very well acted out. Dialogue and accents very
good”
“Well acted”
“Good Victorian melodrama”
“Enjoyed this very much - all the characters came alive”
“Good accents”
“Brought the characters to life very well”
“Very enjoyable”
“Really brought the books to life”
“Good characterisations”
Almost all were positive: here are a selection:
“Very enjoyable - particularly the more dramatic extracts!”
“Excellent”
“Good variety of voices”
“Like a Radio Four presentation with colour!”
“Excellent and dramatic”
“Acting very good”
“Enjoyed it all”
“Very interesting, entertaining and very well
executed”
“The representation of the characters was great”
“Well acted and read”
“Very enjoyable evening. You made these characters live again for me”
“All readings very well acted out. Dialogue and accents very
good”
“Well acted”
“Good Victorian melodrama”
“Enjoyed this very much - all the characters came alive”
“Good accents”
“Brought the characters to life very well”
“Very enjoyable”
“Really brought the books to life”
“Good characterisations”