REVIEW: ON DEMAND by Duncan Campbell at Tabard Theatre, 25 June – 12 July 2025
‘Nick Bromley’s understated and efficient direction gives the script room to breathe and lets the performances flourish’ ★★★★ ½
Three strangers sit on a park bench, watching the sunset and listening to music. But that’s not all. Trevor (John Gorick) is losing his memory. Peaches (Rita Estevanovich) wants answers. And Matt (Sam Hill) just wants to get on with it. What starts out as a seemingly clear-cut and rather unnerving situation turns into something that we should have seen coming but didn’t. As Trevor recounts the many episodes of his colourful life with the help of some carefully chosen tunes to jog his memory, we begin to understand what’s really going on and the payoff at the end is fantastic.
Duncan Campbell’s On Demand peels back the layers beautifully, revealing a family saga at the centre of it all. Multigenerational trauma, identity crisis and regrets all come to light and we can’t help but relate to it all. In true Harold Pinter fashion, On Demand is about characters. It’s about dialogue. And revelations. It’s about three people who would never have met otherwise, if not for these extraordinary circumstances. Three strangers who come together to settle some scores, with a very specific purpose, and who end up getting more out of it than they anticipated.
Nick Bromley's understated and efficient direction gives the script room to breathe and lets the performances flourish. Gorick shines as Trevor, and Estevanovich and Hill aren’t far behind him either. An unusual blend of characters that works in all the right places.
Photo credit is Matt Hunter
ON DEMAND
A Take Note Theatre Production
Tabard Theatre, 25 June – 12 July
Playing Wednesday to Friday at 7.30pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 6pm
Full schedule and tickets: https://tabard.org.uk/whats-on/on-demand/
Tickets: From £18. Running time approximately 70 minutes, no interval.
The Cast
Trevor John Gorick
Peaches Rita Estevanovich
Matt | Sam Hill
The Creatives
Writer | Duncan Campbell
Director | Nick Bromley
Produced by | Simon Reilly and Sarah
Reilly for Take Note Theatre
Reviewer Carol Saint Martin is a screenwriter, playwright and pop culture blogger. Her TV pilot has been a finalist in many scriptwriting contests, her play HABITAT premiered in 2024 at the Optik Theatre and her film OPEN HELL will be coming out later this year.
