Fiddler on the Roof, Yeadon Town Hall

I have to admit at the outset that Fiddler on the Roof is one of my favourite musicals, with such a moving storyline, and I was certainly not disappointed with BrassNeck Theatre’s production of this show this week at Yeadon Town Hall.

Royston Bayfield, the producer, has honed this production to perfection and the cast is superb. Royston has also taken the bold step of twisting the ending of the story by placing it in the Jewish Ghetto in Krakow in 1943, which gives it a very dramatic final ending.

I have to say Richard Lloyd, head of drama at Beckfoot School in Bingley, gave an outstanding performance in this role. Dramatic, full of character and yet poignant at times when it was needed, this is one of the best performances of this character I have seen. His singing was superb.

Another great performance came from Laura Judge as his wife Golde, and Richard and Laura combined very well in the musical numbers Sunrise Sunset and Do You Love Me?

Other cast members I must give plaudits to include Helen Wrigglesworth as Tzeitel, Robyn France as Hodel and Lydia Bradd as Chava, who combined very well in Matchmaker, where their harmonies were superb, plus also Tom Kyle as Motel and Sam Chapman as Perchik.

I thought Robyn France (Hodel) was superb in Far From The Home I Love, whilst Tom and Sam performed well in their solo numbers of Miracle Of Miracles and Now I Have Everything.

John Burland