Body Double
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“His ability with an accent, and his gloriously sonorous voice, really brought believability to this remarkably fine production.”
Gill Sutherland · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
Graham Tyrer performs under his own name and writes and directs as Danny Masewicz.
This chronology follows the recent work through the eyes of its reviewers: character acting, original writing, ensemble direction and design.
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“His ability with an accent, and his gloriously sonorous voice, really brought believability to this remarkably fine production.”
Gill Sutherland · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“Cast and crew all know their art well … Reggie emerges as the true hero of the play.”
Nick Le Mesurier · Leamington Courier
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“Villain of the piece—Don John—was ingeniously played by Graham Tyrer. His body language as well as spoken words came over as suitably sinister without overdoing it.”
Andy Brown · NODA
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“I particularly liked Graham Tyrer’s performance as the evil torturer John Cleaver, whose pleasure in others’ pain was convincing.”
Nick Le Mesurier · Leamington Courier
Stratford Play House · Stratford-upon-Avon
“A powerful Graham Tyrer … declaims poetry and rants through mental illness, like a latter-day Vladimir or Estragon.”
William Stafford · Bum on a Seat
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“Graham Tyrer, as chief interrogator Tupolski, conjures up a performance of real menace as he plays cat to Katurian’s mouse.”
Peter Walters · Elementary Whatson
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“Graham Tyrer is perfectly cast as Dafydd, a character that deserves Tyrer’s gift for sly innuendo and malice.”
Nick Le Mesurier · Leamington Courier
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“It is a poignant and beautifully told fictionalised account … Perhaps it’s the authenticity of the story that gives this production such wonderful heart and soul.”
Gill Sutherland · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“A brilliant text splendidly performed by an accomplished cast … with restraint and utter conviction.”
Theatre Highlights 2024 · ‘Best New Play’
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“Danny Masewicz … brought out the pathos of someone with the ambition of writing a book who had dwindled merely into collecting randomly.”
Peter Buckroyd · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“Very simple but unresolved, brilliantly and powerfully performed by Danny Masewicz.”
Peter Buckroyd · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“Masewicz creates something magical in his creation of a common consciousness … The performances are outstanding, creating lasting images and moments.”
Peter Buckroyd · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“Barnabus Goche, played brilliantly by director Danny Masewicz, comes into his own … the director and production team have done an excellent job.”
Ann Evans · Elementary Whatson
The Bear Pit Theatre · Stratford-upon-Avon
“An engrossing play: succinct, splendidly performed and brilliantly directed and designed.”
Peter Buckroyd · Stratford-upon-Avon Herald