I, AmDram
Review by Andy Marshall
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On entering the Front Room, one of Croydon’s hidden gems, we see Hannah pacing around the stage arranging and fine tuning the furniture like an orchestra tuning up before a performance. We are instantly transported back to her childhood days in Theatreland, Welwyn Garden City. Almost immediately, to get us all in the spirit, she has us all singing in unison. Anyone who has ever been to any theatre show, am dram or otherwisewill instantly recognise the catchy tunes of Sondheim, Gilbert & Sullivan and more. 
 
Hannah’s energetic presence takes us from a mundane train journey to her theatre obsessed family home. But all is not hunky dory. Tensions rise when Hannah comes to terms with her own sexuality and refuses to conform. Being a gay Eliza Doolittle just doesn’t cut it. She takes us on a whirlwind journey, from King’s Cross to Welwyn Garden City and back, from family life to growing up gay in London, from catchy musical ditties to the total thesp in all of us. 
 
Every minute of Hannah’s performance is enchanting, bursting with musical references; it’s impossible not get caught up in it all. As a finale, six of us from the audience (including myself) find ourselves fanning across the stage, being showered with roses. What a performance!