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Mark Stone cuts an unusually vivid figure as her stagehand boyfriend Woody (Silvio) Rupert Christiansen, Daily Telegraph, 23 Sept 2008
Mark Stone (words, words, hurrah!) was a nice bit of rough as Silvio/Woody, the stage carpenter. Rodney Milnes, Opera, November 2008 Mark Stone’s Woody (Silvio) seduces with the strongest voice. John Allison, Sunday Telegraph, 28 September 2008 Mark Stone’s Woody/Silvio is a finely-drawn character who falls apart as he witnesses from his front-row-stalls seat just what is happening. Michael Darvell, Classicalsource.com, 22 Sept 2008 All the singers came across well, with special praise going to Mark Stone's richly-etched cameo as Woody Keith McDonnell, Musicomh.com, 22 Sept 2008 Pag is more of an ensemble effort. Geraint Dodd's heartbroken Kenny (Canio), Christopher Purves's slimy Tony, Mary Plazas's pert, two-timing Nelly, and her brawny bit of rough, Mark Stone's Woody: they all contribute to this wry slice of showbiz at its sleaziest. Richard Morrison, The Times, 22 Sept 2008 However, there are good performances from Geraint Dodd and Christopher Purves as Kenny and Tony, the Little and Large-style comedians touring in a cheesy sex comedy while sparring over Kenny's wife, Nelly (sparkily played by Mary Plazas), who is having it away with stage carpenter Woody, sung by Mark Stone in a very unprepossessing wig. Andrew Clements, The Guardian, 22 Sept 2008 Mark Stone’s Woody (Silvio) shines George Hall, The Stage, 22 Sept 2008 Her lover in this version is Woody the stage carpenter, played with a hint of Robin Asquith by Mark Stone, who was ardent Hugo Shirley, Musicalcriticsim.com, 22 Sept 2008 |