Me & My Girl


The Courier and Advertiser - September 2005

A GEM OF A SHOW
Review

TREAD THE Boards’ production of Me and My Girl at the Gardyne Theatre this week is a gem of a show, writes a theatre critic.

It tells of Bill Snibson (Marc McBride), who goes from barrow boy to long-lost heir to the Earl of Hareford, and his girl Sally Smith (Jenna Davidson), transformed from East End girl to society lady. Both give excellent performances. Brian Boardman as Sir John Tremayne, Tricia Stewart as the Duchess of Dene, Stephen Millar as Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke and Kirsty Jones as Lady Jacqueline Carstone are outstanding.

Admirable performances are given by Stephen Mitchell as the family solicitor, Greg Davidson as Charles the butler, Ross Cameron as Sir Jasper Tring, Agnes Boardman as Lady Battersby and George Irvine as Lord Battersby.

Under the musical direction of Andy Grier the show zips along. The chorus and dancers add to the fun.

Noel Gay’s Me and My Girl is produced and directed by Brian and Agnes Boardman.



The Evening Telegraph - September 2005

WELL WORTH A BUTCHER'S
Review by Colin Petrie

Get out your whistle and flute, grab the trouble and strife and head for Dundee’s Gardyne Theatre for a butcher’s hook at Me And My Girl, writes Colin Petrie.

The latest production by Tread The Boards Youth Music Theatre certainly lives up to its billing as “the happiest show in town”.

London barrow boy Bill Snibson inherits a title ~ Earl of Hareford ~ and a fortune, but appears to be losing his Lambeth girl. Of course, he gets her back again, while charming his initially aghast new posh relatives, who eventually accept him as lord of the manor.

Marc McBride, as Bill, and Jenna Davidson, who plays love of his life Sally Smith, sparkle like the buttons on the jackets of their pearly king and queen friends.

Singing, dancing and laugh-out loud comedy are handled with an assuredness and maturity belying their years.

Jenna’s rendition of Once You Lose Your Heart was alone worth the cost of a ticket.

Stephen Millar’s portrayal of brilliantly batty upper class twit Gerald Bolingbroke almost stole the show and Stephen Mitchell brought the house down with an outrageously extravagant song and dance routine explaining his job as the upper class family solicitor.

Kirsty Jones (Lady Jacqueline), Tricia Stewart (Maria, Duchess of Dene) and Brian Boardman (Sir John Tremayne) were the other stand-outs, though there wasn’t a weakness in the sizeable cast.

The whole ensemble, on stage for the big number The Lambeth Walk, took the audience on a pulsating, energy-filled journey of joy.

The small orchestra, led by Andy Grier, gave a big performance, and the sets were what they should be ~ simple but effective.

The show is directed by Brian and Agnes Boardman and it shouldn’t be missed.

© D C Thomson & Co., Ltd 2005



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