What the Critics have said....
(Sunday Herald - June 25th 2006)
"The life and times of Mannix is the subject of a new one-man (or, more accurately, one
Archbishop) play by the same name. The play is the product of an unlikely creative marriage; the writer
is veteran Rod Quantock, a man whose extensive biography includes plenty of comedy but, thus far, little
drama, whilst the performer is Terence Donovan, himself a legend of stage and screen".
"According to all reports, Daniel Mannix was an imposing figure who always spoke his mind. It
takes a performer of great experience and subtlety to portray the character with gritty authenticity
rather than sinking into the caricature which can often afflict portrayals of historic figures. Terence
Donovan handles the task with great aplomb, his furrowed brow and reflective disposition looking every
bit like that of the Archbishop a century earlier".
(STAGE by Ari Sharp 14th June 2006)
(Sun Herald - 17th June 2006)
