Goodbye, Tête à Tête!
Gutter Press Productions would like to thank our cast and crew for two fantastic shows at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival, 2010. Audience feedback indicated the shows were very well received and we were delighted to get a four-star review in Pink Paper, available here. The reviewer celebrated the music, commenting: ‘Fergal O’ Mahony’s overture is truly West End worthy’ and the ‘music is duly supported by strong vocal performances from all the cast, notably Paul Sheehan as Fleet Street perv Tony, and Antony Hansen and Laura Wickham as star-crossed lovers Fred and Daisy.’
The reviewer also compliments the libretto, observing that ‘James Richards’ writing is sharp, with many puns and one-liners worthy of a chuckle'. The reviewer expresses her wish ‘to see more from this creative team in the future.’ A huge congratulations! to everyone.
We are waiting for the show DVD to arrive with bated breath. As soon as it hits the doormat, we’ll have it up on the ‘Video’ section of the site. Watch this space…
Finally, a big thanks to Bill Bankes-Jones and all the Tête à Tête staff. See you next year!
The reviewer also compliments the libretto, observing that ‘James Richards’ writing is sharp, with many puns and one-liners worthy of a chuckle'. The reviewer expresses her wish ‘to see more from this creative team in the future.’ A huge congratulations! to everyone.
We are waiting for the show DVD to arrive with bated breath. As soon as it hits the doormat, we’ll have it up on the ‘Video’ section of the site. Watch this space…
Finally, a big thanks to Bill Bankes-Jones and all the Tête à Tête staff. See you next year!
Who we are
Welcome to Gutter Press Productions. We are a musical theatre production company co-founded by James Richards and Fergal O'Mahony in 2009. James is the principal writer and director and Fergal is the musical director and composer. Gutter Press Productions also comprises a loose affiliation of artists and performers as well as production specialists.
Our productions
Gutter Press, a 75 minute 'operusical' was performed at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London 21-22nd August, 2010.
Gutter Press - The Opera, performed at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London 6-7th August, 2009.
Reviews and feedback
"Captivates the audience... I hope to see more from this creative team in the future" **** 4/5 (Gutter Press, 2009)
- Pink Paper
"A highly entertaining prospect... makes a refreshing change" (Gutter Press, 2009)
- The Independent
"There was zip to the wordplay and sly humour to the music... you could only wonder what bawdy glories Act II might promise" **** 4/5 (Gutter Press, 2009)
- The Times
