Details

Salford 1880. Hobson is a cobbler aiming to marry off his two youngest daughters. Maggie, his eldest at 30, is already an old maid - so she can stay at home and look after him! But Maggie has other ideas and finds herself a husband - and with him they open a rival shoe shop! First produced in 1916.

Cast/Performers

Neil Metcalfe, Kerry Willison-Parry, Andrew Barrow, Lesley Skelton, Rachael Marsden, Andrew Bond, Simon Hughes, Stuart Hurd, Graham Edwards, Penelope Butler, Sarah Flanagan, Ian Booth

Creatives/Company

Author: Harold Brighouse
Director: Richard Foster
Company: First Team Theatre Company

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice (Play) production archive for QTIX code T2036462834. Details of all Hobson's Choice archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3585

Archive Listings

7 Oct 98
to
10 Oct 98

The Old Laundry Theatre
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

The Westmorland Gazette: 11Jan01:
First team provided a first class performance and what surely must be one of the highlights of this year's Old Laundry festival. Neil Metcalfe gave an exceptional and highly polished performance as stubborn Henry Hobson Kerry Willison-Parry was witty and wonderful as the assertive and resourceful eldest daughter Maggie and Lesley Skelton (Alice) and Rachael Marsden (Vickey) were flighty and funny as the other two Hobson offspring. However, Hobson's Choice could easily become The Rise of Will Mossop. And for me it was actor Andrew Barrow's finest moment as Will, the meek and mousey, yet shoemaker genius, who, once Maggie took him under her petticoat, was transformed into a bold and successful man. Andrew's lines were superbly delivered and his mannerisms had the Bowness audience roaring with laughter. It was a great night's entertainment, and all the 12 strong cast were outstanding. Another feather in the theatrical cap of Mr Energetic, director Richard Foster.

User Reviews

The Westmorland Gazette (11Jan01): First team provided a first class performance and what surely must be one of the highlights of this year's Old Laundry festival. Neil Metcalfe gave an exceptional and highly polished performance as stubborn Henry Hobson Kerry Willison-Parry was witty and wonderful as the assertive and resourceful eldest daughter Maggie and Lesley Skelton (Alice) and Rachael Marsden (Vickey) were flighty and funny as the other two Hobson offspring. However, Hobson's Choice could easily become The Rise of Will Mossop. And for me it was actor Andrew Barrow's finest moment as Will, the meek and mousey, yet shoemaker genius, who, once Maggie took him under her petticoat, was transformed into a bold and successful man. Andrew's lines were superbly delivered and his mannerisms had the Bowness audience roaring with laughter. It was a great night's entertainment, and all the 12 strong cast were outstanding. Another feather in the theatrical cap of Mr Energetic, director Richard Foster.

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