| SEPTEMBER 2010
NEWS: |
| .Annie
2010/11: Wirral News Review |
| Thursday
30th September, 2010 |
Theatre
Review |
|
 Floral
Pavilion Theatre, Wirral
By Lorna Hughes
With a cast that includes 11
children and two dogs, Annie
really should be a disaster.
But this touring version of the
ultimate feel-good family
musical, at the Floral Pavilion
until Saturday, is a delight...
...Su Pollard is a scream as
sex-starved drunk Miss Hannigan,
the orphanage mistress who hates
Annie and joins in with brother
Rooster’s evil plans. All
nervous energy, comedy legs and
big voice, she’s supposed to
be the villain of the piece but,
in the former Hi-di-Hi
actress’s hands, it’s
hard not to have sympathy for
her.
• Read the full review at
the 'Wirral News' website here. |
| .Su On
The Radio: For Better Or For
Worse: Episode Three |
| Wednesday
29th September, 2010 |
TV/Radio |
|
| BBC Radio 7
are currently repeating the
complete third series of For
Better Or For Worse, with Su
as Iris. Episode Three aired
earlier today and will again at
7.30pm this evening. This is also
now available at BBC iPlayer, here. Visit the BBC
Radio 7 website by clicking here. 
For Better
Or For Worse : BBC Radio 7 -
Wednesday 29th September : 7.30pm
Crossed wires for Bernard when he
overhears his dad talking to a
doctor. Stars Su Pollard and
Gorden Kaye. From February 1996.
Series Three. Episode 3 of 6.
|
| .Magic
1548: Keiron Fox Breakfast Show:
Su Interview |
| Tuesday
28th September, 2010 |
Radio/Interview |
|
 Su was interviewed
on The Keiron Fox Breakfast
Show on 'Magic 1548
Liverpool' last Thursday.
She talks Annie, scouse,
previous visits to New
Brighton/Wirral, David McAlister,
fashion, Lady Gaga and much
more...
Keiron and Su are like old
friends now in this fun filled
and comedy interview. The two
have spoken before and here Su is
talking about her role as Miss
Hannigan in the New Brighton
Pavilions production of Annie,
but find out her opinions also on
Lady Gaga and male fashion.
• Listen to the full
interview at the 'Magic 1548'
website, here. |
| .Musical
Talk: Su Podcast Interview |
| Tuesday
28th September, 2010
•
Thanks to Andrew |
Interview |
|
 Those of you looking
forward to Su's interview with
'Musical Talk' don't have too
much longer to wait.
Su will be included in
Podcast/Episode 206 and her
interview is scheduled to be
available to listen to on the
'Musical Talk' website and
download at iTunes from Tuesday
5th October.
Nikki French is also interviewed,
making Episode 206 something of
an Annie special! |
| .Hi-de-Hi!...
from Belgium! |
| Tuesday
28th September, 2010
•
Thanks to Theo |
TV/Radio |
|
 Confirming that Hi-de-Hi!
is the sitcom that just never
goes away... Theo Klerkx has
emailed us from Belgium to let us
know that the series is currently
airing there.
The episode from 1984 'Hey Diddle
Diddle, Who's On The Fiddle?'
aired on TV één (TV One) on
Monday Night. TV één is
Belgium's public/national tv
channel and has many viewers.
Visit 'Hi-de-Hi.net', here, for all the latest
related news, and the Hi-de-Hi!
Appreciation Group at
Facebook, here. |
| .View
Wirral: Penguin Prepares For The
Arrival of Su Pollard |
| Tuesday
28th September, 2010 |
Press
Clips |
|
 The Floral Pavilion,
New Brighton, has been gripped by
Annie fever as everyone in the
venue prepares for the arrival of
one of the best loved musicals of
all time and its outrageous
leading lady Su Pollard. But one
member of the team has taken its
responsibilities very seriously
by dressing in Annie’s dress
and wig and standing proudly in
the theatre’s foyer to
promote the show. The Floral Penguin
(pictured) was installed as part
of the Merseyside “Go
Penguin” scheme at the end
of last year and was a very
popular attraction on the trail
which included venues throughout
the region. This large creature
has now taken on the guise of the
little orphan girl to help
promote the show and is even
wearing the heart shaped locket
that provides the key to the
story.
The show is coming to the Floral
Pavilion from 27th September to
the 2nd October and tickets are
selling fast.
|
| .Annie
2010/11: Floral Pavilion Theatre,
Wirral |
| Monday
27th September, 2010 |
Theatre |
|
 Following a
stupendously successful week in
Coventry, Annie opens at
the Floral Pavilion
Theatre, New Brighton,
Wirral from this evening for
a week of shows through until
Saturday.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about
the Floral
Pavilion Theatre, Wirral,
book tickets online and browse
show times and location details
at the theatre's website, here.
Monday 27th
September - Saturday 2nd
October • Floral
Pavilion Theatre, Wirral
www.floralpavilion.com [
Box Office: 0151 666
0000 ]
Floral Pavilion Theatre,
Marine Promenade, New
Brighton, Wirral CH45 2JS |
| .BBC
Radio Leeds/Alex Belfield Show:
Su Interview |
| Friday
24th September, 2010 |
Radio/Interview |
|
 Just a reminder that
Alex Belfield's excellent
interview with Su, from his show
on BBC Radio Leeds in late
August, is available to listen to
in full at 'YouTube'.
Su talks about her career, her
love of words, behind the scenes
at Annie 2010
rehearsals, chats to a caller,
and much more...
Listen to the interview at
'YouTube', here. A brief part of
the interview is also featured on
'Alex Belfield's Summer Tour 2010
on BBC Radio Leeds'. Listen to
that here.
|
| .Su On
The Radio: For Better Or For
Worse: Series Three |
| Friday
24th September, 2010 |
TV/Radio |
|
For
Better Or For Worse : BBC Radio 7
- Wednesday 29th September :
12.30pm
For Better Or For Worse : BBC
Radio 7 - Wednesday 29th
September : 7.30pm
Crossed wires for Bernard when he
overhears his dad talking to a
doctor. Stars Su Pollard and
Gorden Kaye. From February 1996.
Series Three. Episode 3 of 6. |
| .Annie
2010/11: Coventry Telegraph/News
& Star Reviews |
| Friday
24th September, 2010 |
Theatre
Review |
|
 Coventry
Telegraph: Belgrade, Coventry
By Bryan Jones
It might be a hard knock life
according to the orphans in the
hit musical Annie – but
there’s no keeping the kids
from Allesley Children’s
Theatre down. The Coventry girls
did the city proud, after being
invited to play Annie’s
orphan pals in this polished
professional touring production
alongside seasoned veterans like
Su Pollard and soap actor David
McAlister.
First night nerves for their
first time on a professional
stage? Forget it! The nine
youngsters from Dawn Neale’s
theatre school, which meets every
week in Coundon, have been
rehearsing for the show since the
summer. And they never missed a
beat.
• Read the full review at
the 'Coventry Telegraph' website,
here.News &
Star: Sands Centre, Carlisle
By Ruth Atkinson
What a fantastic evening at The
Sands Centre in Carlisle,
watching the national tour of
Annie, with a full West End cast.
Su Pollard was excellent as Miss
Hannigan, but the stars of the
show were the orphans, who all
attend Nixon School of Dance and
Performing Arts in Carlisle.
• Read the full review at
the 'News & Star' website, here.
|
| .The
Argus: My Favourite Things:
Christopher Howell |
| Friday
24th September, 2010 |
Press
Clips |
|
 Christopher Howell
was recently interviewed in 'The
Argus', in their "My
Favourite Things" feature,
mentioning Su, and Hi-de-Hi!,
among them.
Tell us about any guilty
pleasures lurking in your CD or
film collections – something
you know is a bit naff but you
can’t help yourself.
Hi De Hi – Su Pollard is a
mate and I always stick it on
when in need of a smile
• Read the full interview at
'The Argus' website, here. |
| .Su On
The Radio: For Better Or For
Worse: Episode Two |
| Wednesday
22nd September, 2010 |
TV/Radio |
|
| BBC Radio 7
are currently repeating the
complete third series of For
Better Or For Worse, with Su
as Iris. Episode Two aired
earlier today and will again at
7.30pm this evening. This is also
now available at BBC iPlayer, here. Visit the BBC
Radio 7 website by clicking here. 
For Better
Or For Worse : BBC Radio 7 -
Wednesday 22nd September : 7.30pm
Social plans galore are in peril
when undertaker Bernard gets
arrested. Stars Su Pollard and
Gorden Kaye. From January 1996.
Series Three, Episode 2 of 6.
|
| .Benidorm
Hotmale: Derren Litten Interview |
| Wednesday
22nd September, 2010 |
Press
Clips |
|
 'Benidorm Hotmale'
have just published an interview
with Benidorm
creator/series writer, and actor,
Derren Litten. He mentions Su and
the Christmas special.
Are we to expect any new
faces in the Christmas Special of
Benidorm? There are rumours
around town.
“Yes, Noreen brings a new
gentleman friend (Brian Murphy
from 70's sitcom George &
Mildred), we have Su Pollard and
a couple more guests I'd like to
keep a secret. After all,
Christmas is all about
surprises!”
• Read the full interview at
the 'Benidorm Hotmale' website, here. |
| .Annie
2010/11: Belgrade Theatre,
Coventry |
| Monday
20th September, 2010 |
Theatre |
|
 Annie plays
the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
from tomorrow evening right
through until Saturday.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about the
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, book
tickets online and browse show
times and location details at the
theatre's website, here.
Tuesday 21st - Saturday
25th September •
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
www.belgrade.co.uk [ Box
Office: 024 7655
3055 ]
Belgrade Theatre,
Belgrade Square, Corporation St,
Coventry CV1 1GS |
| .Su
Online: News & Press Archives |
| Monday
20th September, 2010 |
Site News |
|
| Su Online's
News Archive main page has been
completely refurbished, and
"Features" is now our
revamped Press Archive. Visit the
former, here, and the latter, here. 
|
| .David
McAlister Talks... Su! |
| Monday
20th September, 2010 |
Press
Clips |
|
David
McAlister was interviewed by the
'Coventry Telegraph' last Friday:
Everyone listens when David
McAlister starts to speak.
David said this of Su: It is his
third time in the show and the
new production reunites him with
former Hi-De-Hi star Su Pollard.
“We were both in the
Belgrade together about 100 years
ago,” he remembers with a
smile. “We were on tour with
Irene Handl and Liz Fraser in One
Of The Family. We were two young
actors and it was before Su did
Hi-De-Hi and before I did
Hollyoaks.
“Su was wacky even then and
it’s great to be working
together again. She’s so
effervescent and full of energy
and she’s perfect as the
child-hating Miss Hannigan.”
• Read the full interview at
the 'Coventry Telegraph' website,
here. |
| .Su
Online: Site News |
| Saturday
18th September, 2010 |
Site News |
|
| Just some
news to keep everyone updated
with the website. We won't, for
the time being, be changing to
the new design mentioned in July.
We have received numerous
messages from site visitors
saying how much they like this
look and asking for it remain.
Instead we have made some small
design changes to improve the
site further and will be making a
few more tweaks over the
forthcoming months. Thank you for
all your welcome feedback and
10th year messages! 
|
| .Whats
On Stage: Annie Heads To Wirral
With Pollard |
| Friday
17th September, 2010 |
Press
Clips |
|
 Chris Moreno for
Playhouse Productions presents
the rags-to-riches musical Annie
at the Floral Pavilion for one
week only.
The production stars stage and
screen actress Su Pollard, of
Hi-De-Hi fame, who reprises her
role as the dastardly Miss
Hannigan and David McAlister
(Hollyoaks, Eastenders, Mike
Bassett TV and Brideshead
Revisited) makes a return as the
billionaire businessman, Oliver
Warbucks.
Annie will be at Floral Pavilion
from Monday 27 September to
Saturday 2 October this year.
Evening performances commence at
7.30pm with matinee performances
on Wednesday and Saturday
commencing at 2.30pm. Tickets can
be purchased by calling 0515 666
0000. |
| .Annie
2010/11: Whats On Stage Review |
| Friday
17th September, 2010 |
Theatre
Review |
|
 Milton
Keynes Theatre
By Lexy Knibbs (Age 11)
The perennial children’s
favourite Annie is touring the UK
with a cast that includes Su
Pollard as the evil Miss Hannigan
and David MacAlister as Daddy
Warbucks. Here, 11-year-old Lexy
Knibbs offers her view of the
production:
It was great. I really enjoyed
everything about this show. Annie
(Victoria Sian Lewis) was very
good at the dancing and the
acting – she was Annie. She
looked like she’d had a lot
of practice.
Su Pollard was brilliant. The
voice fitted her perfectly. She
was scary and a bit weird, but
very funny as well. When she kept
trying to get friendly with the
man who delivers the laundry it
was hilarious.
• Read the full review at
the 'Whats On Stage' website here. |
| .Flintshire
Chronicle: Theatres: Coming Soon |
| Friday
17th September, 2010 |
Press
Clips |
|
ANNIE
(Floral Pavilion, New Brighton,
Wirral, September 27-October 2)
The heart-warming rags-to-riches
musical comes to Wirral.
Annie’s adventures from Miss
Hannigan’s orphanage to the
luxurious home of Oliver
Warbucks, is a story that has
been told all over the world for
decades. First seen on stage in
1976, the show deserves its
reputation as one of the best
loved family musicals of all
time. The cast is led by Su
Pollard of Hi-De-Hi fame as Miss
Hannigan. Ring 0515 666 0000 or
visit www.floralpavilion.com. |
| .Annie
2010/11: The Sands Centre,
Carlisle |
| Monday
13th September, 2010 |
Theatre |
|
 Annie opens
this evening at The Sands Centre,
Carlisle. The tour is now into
its fourth week and going great
guns, with Su and everyone
else involved having a
fantastic time.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about The
Sands Centre, Carlisle, book
tickets online and browse show
times and location details at the
theatre's website, here.
Monday 13th - Saturday
18th September • The Sands
Centre, Carlisle
www.thesandscentre.co.uk [ Box
Office: 01228 625222 ]
The Sands Centre, Newark Terrace,
Carlise CA1 1JQ |
| .Musical
Talk: Su Podcast Interview |
| Monday
13th September, 2010 |
Interview |
|
Please keep an eye
on 'Musical Talk', the UK's
independent musical theatre
podcast website.
Su will be interviewed and
included in one of their podcasts
in the near future.
SU POLLARD:
Currently starring in ANNIE on
its UK Tour, TV star and
entertainment stalwart - Su
Pollard - will be joining Nick
and Andrew K for a delightful
interview, soon to be heard on
MusicalTalk.
Recording in London, every week
we feature discussion of musicals
old and new, hot-off-the-press
updates from the West End and a
wide variety of interviews with
musical theatre professionals.
Our presenters are all involved
in musical theatre, as writers,
producers, actors or musicians.
The episodes are delivered via
MP3 on this website - but you can
also subscribe via iTunes and get
each show every week as it is
released. We archive all the
episodes, so make sure you have a
look at the previous episodes list. |
| .Celebrating
10 Years of Su Online |
| Friday
10th September, 2010 |
Site News |
|
| Su
Online is ten years old today! Thank you to
everyone who has taken the time
to visit Su's Official website,
and especially to all those of
you who have sent us news, photos
and messages, over the last 120
months! To look back, please view
the News Archive here. 
|
| .Su On
The Radio: For Better Or For
Worse: Series Three |
| Friday
10th September, 2010 |
TV/Radio |
|
BBC Radio 7
are repeating the complete third
series, which originally
broadcast on Radio Two in 1996,
of For Better Or For Worse
from Wednesday 15th September.
The radio comedy, starring Su and
Gorden Kaye, airs each Wednesday
at 12.30pm and 7.30pm.For Better
Or For Worse : BBC Radio 7 -
Wednesday 15th September :
12.30pm
For Better Or For Worse : BBC
Radio 7 - Wednesday 15th
September : 7.30pm
Bernard's jealous dad is caught
with both his guard and his
trousers down. Stars Su Pollard
and Gorden Kaye. From January
1996. Series Three, Episode 1 of
6.
For Better Or For Worse :
BBC Radio 7 - Wednesday 22nd
September : 12.30pm
For Better Or For Worse : BBC
Radio 7 - Wednesday 22nd
September : 7.30pm
Social plans galore are in peril
when undertaker Bernard gets
arrested. Stars Su Pollard and
Gorden Kaye. From January 1996.
Series Three, Episode 2 of 6.
These will be
available to listen to online at
BBC iPlayer after broadcast.
|
| .Wirral
News: Su Pollard Happy To Be Back
Onstage in Annie |
| Thursday
9th September, 2010 |
Interview |
|
A new
interview with Su, published in
yesterday's 'Wirral News'.
She plays hard-drinking,
children-hating harridan Miss
Hannigan in Annie – but
it’s no hard knock life for
Su Pollard.
The former Hi-de-Hi star loves
playing the bad guy in the
rags-to-riches family musical,
which is coming to the Floral
Pavilion Theatre in New Brighton
later this month.
And she says her dastardly
character, who she first played
in 2001, isn’t all she
seems.
She told Liveguide: “I try
to make it sympathetic. It’s
her brother Rooster who’s
the evil one with the big plan.
“She’s in that
orphanage, she’s had no
boyfriend and she has no company
apart from kids. She just takes
to the drink. Poor Miss Hannigan!
I really like Annie. When you
pass your teenage years and your
20s and 30s it’s nice to
have a good, meaty part. I relish
it and it’s a joy to
do.”
Interviewing the 60-year-old is
like having a conversation with
an old friend as she happily
chats about everything from her
love of accessories –
particularly fascinators –
and her new notebook computer
(“It’s marvellous. But
I’m hopeless”) to
Benidorm.
Last week she was in Spain to
film a cameo appearance in the
Christmas episode of the hit
show.
Su said: “In the episode I
play myself and I’ve gone
over to sing at the Benidorm
Palace. Everything goes wrong and
I end up in a nudist hotel.
“All they had there was
chicken and chips! I’ve been
ramming down the vegetables since
I got back.”
• Read the full interview
online at the 'Wirral News'
website, here. |
| .Su
Online News Archive:
March/April/May 2010 |
| Thursday
9th September, 2010 |
Site News |
|
| The News
Archive has been updated. Visit
the archive to look back on all
of the official Su news for
March, April and May 2010 by
clicking below. 
|
| .Annie
2010/11: Hexagon Theatre, Reading |
| Sunday
5th September, 2010 |
Theatre |
|
 After a great week
in Milton Keynes, Su and the Annie
cast relocate to The Hexagon
Theatre in Reading from tomorrow
evening for a week of shows right
through until Saturday.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about the
Hexagon, Reading, book tickets
online and browse show times and
location details at the theatre's
website, here.
Monday 6th - Saturday
11th September • Hexagon
Theatre, Reading
www.readingarts.com/thehexagon [
Box Office: 0118 960 6060
]
The Hexagon, Queens Walk,
Reading, RG1 7UA |
| .Maidenhead
Advertiser: The Real Thing: Annie |
| Sunday
5th September, 2010 |
Interview |
|
 Su was
interviewed by the 'Maidenhead
Advertiser' in August. Annie
plays The Hexagon in Reading this
week.
A celebrated stage and television
actress who is starring in the
musical Annie this autumn has hit
out at theatre performers giving
‘slipshod miming
performances’.
Hi-de-Hi star Su Pollard, who
plays whiskey-abusing Miss
Hannigan in the rags to riches
tale, said the trend for using
technology or miming as singing
aids is short-changing audiences.
“It’s sad that I even
have to say this but people who
come to our show will only hear
live singing and a live band.
There’s no miming or
tricks,” she said. “You
hear so many stories about
audiences being short-changed. If
you are a professional you must
sing and perform live and if you
have a cold you still go out
there even if you have to change
some of the difficult
notes.”
“I find it really, really
annoying that people are being
given slipshod miming
performances,” she added.
The enduring star made her name
in 1980s holiday camp comedy
Hi-de-Hi before appearing in You
Rang M'Lord?, enjoying a string
of West End roles and even having
a number two record.
She said that Annie is in her top
five musicals of all time.
“It’s total family
viewing. A great granddaughter
who’s three could be taken
by her great-grandma who’s
86 and both would have a great
time,” she said.
“It’s a little bit
schmaltzy and sentimental but I
think people like that,” she
added. “I love the dancing
and the songs and that it’s
a rags to riches story of Annie,
obviously having a bad start in
life but then being plucked from
that awful orphanage.”
• Read the full interview
online at the 'Maidenhead
Advertiser' website, here. |
| .Nottingham
Evening Post: Su Pledges Her
Support... |
| Sunday
5th September, 2010 |
Press
Clips |
|
Su
Pollard pledges her support for
women to get behind the wheel of
fire engines
Actress Su Pollard has pledged
her support for Notts Fire and
Rescue Service's ladies' driving
challenge.
It will involve women being able
to drive fire engines, HGVs and
diggers while raising cash for
the Fire Fighters Charity. Each
woman will be asked to pay a £10
registration fee and raise at
least £90 in sponsorship.
The Fire Fighters Charity
supports current and former
firefighters who have been
injured and their families.
Su said the challenge was a good
opportunity for women to drive a
range of vehicles including mini
diggers and JCBs and load pallets
on to a truck while raising cash
for charity.
• Read the full news story
at 'This is Nottingham', here. |
| .Wirral
Globe: Annie Sees The Return Of
Su To Wirral |
| Sunday
5th September, 2010 |
Interview |
|
 Su was
interviewed by the ' Wirral
Globe' in late July.
Su Pollard is set return to
Wirral for the first time in 25
years to play Miss Hannigan in a
new production of classic musical
Annie.
The 60-year-old actress and
singer - better known to millions
as chalet maid Peggy Ollerenshaw
in hit BBC comedy Hi-De-Hi -
reprises her role as orphanage
boss Miss Hannigan in the show,
which will be staged at the
Floral Pavilion in New Brighton
from September 27 to October 2.
Nottingham-born Su, who has been
in showbusiness for 40 years,
told the Globe: "I'm looking
forward to coming back to Wirral.
Last time I was here was when I
did a one-woman show.
"I remember looking out at
Fort Perch Rock and taking a trip
on a ferry. I've had Gerry
Marsden's Ferry Across The Mersey
in my head for the last 25
years".
It will be the fourth time Su has
played Miss Hannigan in a touring
production of Annie.
She said: "The great thing
about Annie is that the show
never dates my character has some
brilliant songs.
"There are two sides to her;
one is this woman acting tough in
charge of the orphanage. Second,
she is someone who is actually
lonely."
• Read the full interview
online at the 'Wirral Globe'
website, here. |
| .Get
Bracknell: Su Pollard Gets Nasty
in Annie at The Hexagon |
| Wednesday
1st September, 2010 |
Interview |
|
 Another new
interview with Su, this one from
'Get Bracknell'. Annie
plays The Hexagon, Reading next
week.
Hi-de-Hi! star Su Pollard is the
friendliest person Phil Creighton
has ever interviewed. But now she
has to get nasty to Annie
Once, she came second in a TV
talent contest – beaten by a
singing Jack Russell. Now Su
Pollard is being upstaged every
night by a little orphan girl,
but she doesn’t mind in the
slightest.
The stage and screen legend,
famous for playing wannabe
yellowcoat Peggy in classic
sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, is coming back
to The Hexagon next week with
Annie.
In the musical, she plays the
role of Miss Hannigan, the evil
owner of an orphanage who has her
sights set on the money young
Annie has set aside as a reward
for finding her natural parents.
The hard-nosed, drunken and
embittered woman is one of
Su’s favourite parts, having
toured with the show in 2002,
2004 and 2009 as well as this
show which launches Reading
Arts’ autumn season.
“It’s a gift of a part
for someone of my age,” says
the 61-year-old singer and
actress. “You get the best
of both worlds as you get songs
to sing. I love it every
night.”
• Read the full interview
online at the 'Get Bracknell'
website, here. |
| .Annie
2010/11: Public Reviews Review |
| Wednesday
1st September, 2010 |
Theatre
Review |
|
 Milton
Keynes Theatre
By Maggie Constable
I approached the theatre with
some ambivalence, given
Annie’s reputation for being
somewhat cheesy, if not
saccharin, but neither of these
two adjectives were apt for the
performance I saw. We opened into
the orphanage with some great
routines by the children (from
the Diamond Dance School) and a
beguiling turn from the youngest
, a tot with blonde bunches who
certainly knew how to act and
could hold her own! Their singing
and dancing for “It’s A
Hard-Knock Life” were
polished.
Soon there appeared the dastardly
Miss Hannigan, played by Su
Pollard. Improves with stage and
with age seemed very appropriate
here! Despite initial dropping of
the NY accent and a few’ Hi
Di Hi’—type lilts, Su
Pollard played this role
extremely well-the archetypal
baddy- and produced an excellent
comic turn. Miss Hannigan’s
under-sexed, mean and lush
aspects were brought out
perfectly and amusingly, and the
repartee with various other
characters, including her
brother, Rooster(Phillip Andrew),
worked well for me. Her singing
voice was a very pleasant
surprise.• Read the full
review at 'The Public Reviews'
website here.
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