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REVIEW-Neil Darcy-Jones
Colchester Evening gazette. November 13th 2013 LIKE SOMEONE SHOWING YOU SNAPS OF THEIR HOLS…..EXCEPT THIS IS GOOD! This is one of the best shows I have seen in a theatre - and it isn’t really a show. Chris Dobrowolski’s `All roads Lead to Rome’ at Essex University’s Lakeside Theatre, is more of a slide presentation and talk. It’s like someone showing you their holiday snaps- except this time you actually want to stay. In fact Chris’ charm and story is so infectious, you’d probably want him to do it all again same time next week. The talk is about a trip he and his girlfriend take in his old Triumph Herald, which his dad bought brand new when Chris’ mum was pregnant with him. He decides to take the car to Italy to meet the son of the man that designed it but also to retrace his father’s footsteps who fought there during the war. Visits to places such as Monte Cassino, one of the most infamous conflicts in the Second World War and the Senio crossing, where Polish soldiers were killed by American friendly fire, add beautiful poignant moments to what is essentially a light hearted, and at times very funny account. |
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