Our Nobby: Peterborough Evening Telegraph

FOUR STARS ****

It's hard to find someone who grew up in Peterborough who doesn't know about Nobby the Tramp.

This short (35 minutes) play sheds light on the relationships that Peterborough people formed with the bearded man who made his home inside a bus shelter near Ferry Meadows. The whole play is set inside the shelter one Fireworks Night, and a confused teenager, Polly, stumbles across Nobby as she battles the autumn winds. A sweet relationship starts to form between the pair, though Polly's pretensions against homeless people, and her disillusionment with city life, take a while to break down.

Peterborough's Mark Curtis portrays Nobby's caring, yet cautious, nature superbly, although the Scottish (did you know Nobby was from North-of-the-Border? I didn't) faltered occasionally at the start.

Is it as straightforward as it seems though? Are Nobby's calming words as direct as Polly believes?

Don't miss this opportunity to discover more about Peterborough's fond affection for Nobby.

The Eastern Angles production runs, at various venues, until October 9^th.

Mark Pearson