Friends Kamran (Suraj Shah) and James (Jordan Tweddle) are about to be challenged by a stranger who will potentially make a life-changing impact on their friendship, especially James.

He can potentially make a million pounds if he can locate a piece of paper that’s over one hundred years old. However, his Mother has died and he’s estranged from the rest of her family although they all live locally, and when required he appears to know where to find them although they haven’t seen each other since James was six!

There’s a lot of action and a vast pub crawl during the play, which takes place over a couple of hours, suspend your disbelief as it’s not achievable. It’s quite a lot to keep up with. Tweddle remains in character throughout the play. With nine other characters are introduced to the audience on the night all of whom are played by Shah. I secretly wanted to see him on drag at the end. If you watch the play you will understand why.

There’s a strong rapport on stage between Shah and Tweddle and they both relay the desperate feelings of fear and being lost in a world they are trying to navigate and fit into. A theme many of us can relate to.

There were points during the play that their regional dialect left me a bit lost and after some of the descriptions about Cumbria, it hasn’t left me in a rush to want to visit the area. However, I expect it’s picturesque in places and has similar problems to all parts of the country and in reality is worth visiting.

For more information about STEEL and future productions at Park Theatre please check out the link below.

Three Stars.

Photo credit Chris Payne.

https://www.theatrebythelake.com/whats-on/steel-on-tour/

The lads are forced on a town-wide treasure hunt where annihilated aunties, Snakebite-drenched drag queens and a zombie Princess Diana lay in wait. In a town once rich with coal seams and ore, with community and carnivals, with sea air and ale, James and Kamran are fed up with feeling different – tonight they’re painting the town technicolour and asking what it means to be a man in a play about first loves, forging identities and the wild, wild hearts of teenage boys.