Published 9th March 2020 by The Indiependent
As a northern theatre student that finds themself surrounded by southern artists the majority of the time, I cannot tell you how incredibly refreshing it was to watch Two by Jim Cartwright, and directed by Tom Gibson, last week. Focusing on working-class life in a northern pub in the 1980s, Cartwright’s pub is a space filled with failed aspirations and unfulfillment. Theatre Group’s production consisted of a cast of (mostly!) northern performers, which gave the script an enourmous sense of credibility …