“I’m playing Ophelia.”
“In what?”
“Grease,”
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“I’m playing Ophelia.”
“In what?”
“Grease,”
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Even dressing up and booking transport to get there. I’m very honoured that they do, though. The following are a selection of my reviews. And, honestly, no money changed hands between me and the reviewers……alcohol, possibly, but not money.
HALF MOON
‘David Kerby-Kendall’s excellent Chris vainly acts as peacemaker….but each character in the cast is a lovingly real, terribly flawed jigsaw piece in an increasingly tense evening’.
Daily Telegraph
ABIGAIL’S PARTY
‘David Kerby-Kendall was wonderful as the down-trodden Lawrence’.
Birmingham Mail
20:40
‘I wept and I laughed at David Kerby-Kendall’s beautifully portrayed Michael. The anguish you feel for him as he fights the depression that he refers to as ‘The Shadow’ is heightened by his losing battle to find humour in everything. Subtle, nuanced and a simply excellent performance’.
Extra Extra
Comedy of Error
‘David Kerby-Kendall was hilarious as a camp Angelo’.
Worcester News
The Moon is halfway to heaven
‘As Paul, David Kerby-Kendall is genuinely funny and touching’.
Exeunt
Private Lives
Kerby-Kendall’s Elyot is sophisticated, charming, sexy and played like a rather fabulous teenager in a grown-up’s body’.
Leicester Mercury
THE MAN BORN TO BE KING
‘David Kerby-Kendall’s Jesus is so very human (which is what Sayers had wanted in her adaptation). His emotions, from party-like fun to abject loss, are performed with an innocence that makes you believe the story….whether you do or not’.
The Stage
Gay Pride And No Prejudice
‘Kerby-Kendall delivers Mr Bennet's lines beautifully, making amusing lines absolutely hilarious’.
LONDON THEATRE.COM
SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME
‘ The show has an emotional integrity that’s highly satisfying; and the cast are spot on. The writer, David Kerby-Kendall, is quite a talent; not only does he produce the play, he also plays Sam as a handsome, witty scallywag; a sort of Jack Davenport without the chiselled hauteur. When he writes another play, I’ll be there ’.
The Spectator
THE MOON IS HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
‘ David Kerby-Kendall’s writing, like his portrayal of Paul, is both touchingly witty and heartfelt. Watching Kerby-Kendall’s characters grow in age and love for one another does what all good theatre should – takes its audience on a journey and empathy is easily achieved when actors truly inhabit and understand their character.
A well-crafted study of what true friendship means, The Moon Is Halfway To Heaven sits comfortably between Blood Brothers, Waiting for Godot and Blue Remembered Hills as a charming portrayal of growing up and growing old ’.British Theatre Guide
RATBURGER
‘ There’s lots of knockabout humour to make sure things are never taken too seriously. That’s not to say that David Kerby-Kendall’s entertaining script and Peter Mimmack’s pacy direction shy away from some of the more difficult issues ’.
The Stage
THE SECRET GARDEN
‘ The dedicated group of five actors, most of whom play up to five different roles, vividly brings David Kerby Kendall’s first-rate stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s popular children’s book to life ’.
The Stage
MR STINK
‘ David Walliam’s book was brilliantly adapted by David Kerby-Kendall ’.
Warrington Guardian
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
‘ Brilliantly created by Heartbreak’s in-house writer, David Kerby-Kendall ’.
The Stage
THE RAINBOW PLAYER
‘ This is a tale of exploration, coming of age, learning to be true to oneself as well as others and, above all else, love. While it definitely has an LGBT dominance, don’t let that sway your decision to read it (if it’s not your genre) because the amount of pleasure gained from reading The Rainbow Player and the thought-provoking text makes it so worthwhile. It’s an ambassador for love, kindness and acceptance of our fellow humans no matter what their sexuality’.
The Rainbow Player
‘This is, without doubt, one of the best books I have had the pleasure of reading’.
‘A ridiculously good debut novel’.
‘Sam’s story is joyous, tragic, uplifting and brutal and should have you turning those pages long into the night’.
THE RAINBOW PLAYER
‘David Kerby-Kendall has created something outstanding here. I urge you to read this book; you will not be disappointed’.
“Delves into the complexity of relationships with truth and dexterity whilst remaining an absolute joy to read.”
THE RAINBOW PLAYER
“Caused me to laugh out loud on public transport and weep like a grieving child.”
“A beautiful, honest, heartfelt story that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading.
Gay Pride And No Prejudice
‘A stunning stage adaptation of a classic British novel. The script was refreshing, pensive, moving and entertaining. A truly faultless reimagining of Jane Austen's classic’.
LONDON FRINGE THEATRE REVIEWS
He has finally begun to live his autobiography,
on the cover of which are two young men,
lolling on a window seat, hands joined,
looking onto a garden where nothing is forbidden.
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