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Six Black Candles

More information on this production is available at www.goldfishtheatre.co.uk.

The critical consensus

There is plenty going on, however, this is also a surprisingly slapdash affair. Director John Binnie brings out strong flourishes of storytelling from the ensemble only to let them wither towards the punch line.

Thom Dibdin, The Stage, 11/04/2011

While you might not burst a gut laughing at the shenanigans and familial infighting on show, there’s no doubting there’s plenty to enjoy here in a family farce pitched somewhere between Charmed and Carla Lane sitcom Bread.

Alan Chadwick, STV, 09/04/2011

Throw in a decapitated head in a freezer, a mad Irish granny, a new priest and local hitman as well as impeccable performances from the female-heavy cast, and we’re onto a winner.

****(*)Lauren Mayberry, The List, 13/04/2011

Dillon’s text is full of hilarious one-liners and bold black comedy, and John Binnie’s production – for Dillon’s new touring company Goldfish Theatre – assembles a stellar cast.

***(*)(*)Joyce McMillan, 14/04/2011

It still pays dividends in the funny confrontation between sisters and priest, but its claim to be a guaranteed popular hit does not look as watertight.

***(*)(*)Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 21/04/2011

It makes for a merry, but uneven evening.

Mark Fisher, Northings, 22/04/2011


Features about Six Black Candles

Six Black Candles revives adaptation of Des Dillon novel

David Pollock, The List, 18/03/2011

Six Black Candles--Des Dillon's witches of Coatbridge

Helen Brown, The Courier, 02/04/2011

Where and when?

On Tour, from Wednesday April 6, 2011, until Sunday May 22, 2011.

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