Reviews

Welcome to a specially designated section of the website where you can fully immerse yourself in a thoughtfully curated collection of reviews that beautifully highlight and celebrate the exceptional work of this talented artist. In this dedicated space, you will discover an exploration of the significant moments and milestones that have marked his extensive and accomplished career in the arts. This area serves not only as a repository of his work but also as an opportunity for you to gain valuable insights into his unique artistic journey and the profound impact he has had within his field, both historically and currently. As you delve into the various perspectives and critiques featured in this collection, you will uncover the depth and breadth of his diverse contributions, allowing you to truly appreciate the richness of his artistry and the enduring legacy he continues to build with each piece. Enjoy your exploration, and prepare to be inspired by the remarkable talent and vision of Simeon Truby.

Wicked

Apollo Victoria & UK Tour

Simeon Truby brings to life The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Doctor Dillamond which such energy, and a great lighthearted energy for both. These characters hold the risk of carrying the weaker musical numbers of ‘Wicked’ but Simeon breathes fresh air into them and a sense of heart.
Simeon Truby also reprises his role as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the West End run, capturing the charm of the Wizard very well. His second act number, "Wonderful" is one of the strong points of the show.
A big shout out to Simeon Truby who not only plays a wonderful, Wonderful Wizard of Oz but exceeds in his role as Doctor Dillamond, whose goat impression should win an award all of its own.
Simeon Truby is truly the ‘goat’ of the piece, multi-roling as the bumbling but heartfelt Dr Dillamond and then hamming it up as the ‘wonderful’ Wizard of Oz. The emphasis on characterisation was appreciated. This is probably the most in depth I’ve seen the characters explored and it was satisfying to see them brought to life with such precision and thought.

Big Big Sky

New Vic Theatre

Simeon Truby as Lauren’s dad Dennis initially appears a jovial, likeable person who turns up just as the café is closing each day to get his fill of leftover pasty and beans. Truby skilfully unwraps Dennis’s insecurity as he reluctantly admits how he too is grieving.
Dennis reminds us of someone we all know in our lives who is trying to cope with the ’empty nest syndrome’ and finding new hobbies such a photography and bird watching in the older age. You could tell the crowd loved Simeon Truby as soon as he came out dressed in his birdwatching gear and when they burst into their ‘ooohs’ when they saw him eating his third portion of pasty and beans.
Every village had a village 'grump' and Simeon Truby is superb in the father role. He plays the subtle jealousy and technological frustration of a 50-year-old to a 'T'.
Dennis is a no-nonsense northerner but his relationship with his late wife’s best friend forces him to face up to his emotions. Simeon Truby is hilarious as the hapless widower.

Young Frankenstein

Hope Mill & Liverpool Playhouse

Simeon Truby steals scenes as Inspector Hans Kemp and Harold the Hermit, with masterful slapstick timing that keeps the audience howling.
Simeon Truby as both the uptight Inspector Kemp and the lonely Hermit was hilarious, particularly bearing in mind that these characters are utter opposites.
Simeon Truby gets plenty of laughs as Inspector Kemp, but his scenes as Hermit are some of the funniest in the show – especially the one in his cottage with The Monster.
Simeon Truby’s outrageous shtick in dual roles is a delight
Simeon Truby doubles as the blind hermit and the one-armed and one-legged Inspector Hans Kemp, roles which he manages to separate beautifully, and in which he produces some great visual comedy.

Pitman Painters

Oldham Coliseum

Simeon Truby as Oliver has some of the most impassioned dialogue of the piece and delivers it with authenticity and sincerity. He captures the conflicted nature of Oliver well without over exaggeration
Simeon Truby, serving as Musical Director as well as playing Oliver in the show, deserves much praise. Truby’s is a very well delivered performance which allows us to empathise with the working classes to the point where we genuinely feel resentment at Helen Kay’s character Helen Sutherland when she proclaims, “It’s not your fault you’re working class, or that you live here"
Simeon Truby plays the most promising artist of the group Oliver with sensitivity and focus
Terrific work from Simeon Truby who gives a very strong performance as Olivier Kilbourn (one of the most talented and reflective of the group), who faces some hard choices about his relationship with the community which means so much to him

Little Shop of Horrors

Salisbury Playhouse & Mercury Theatre Colchester

As Mr. Mushnik, the proprietor of the florists shop, Simeon Truby pitched his performance perfectly. Initially a failure as a businessman, his fortunes take a dramatic turn for the better when Audrey II, that strange and interesting plant, is placed in the shop window. As one who probably couldn’t even remember when he had last smiled, his decision, made in song and dance of course, to adopt Seymour as his son was a real joy.
Simeon Truby makes a wonderful Mushnik
Simeon Truby seizes his school of Fiddler on the Roof moments, especially in “Mushnik and son”
Simeon Truby meanwhile delights as the Jewish shop owner, Mr Mushnik. His song, Mushnik and Son, is boisterously energetic

Sleeping Beauty

Oldham Coliseum

Simeon Truby steps into the role of nanny nutty this year and Fontayne may wish to keep a tight hold of his delightful wardrobe as Truby certainly wore it well. He makes a delightful dame and fills the much loved Doc Martens of Fontayne with aplomb
Dame - Simeon Truby ( Nanny Nutty) makes a great job of all the gags and slapstick (Laurel & Hardy style) and as befits a Dame gets all the best outrageous cossies.
Simeon Truby as Nanny Nutty was perfect from start to finish. Despite stepping in at the last minute he looked quite at home in a myriad of stunning costumes which seem to get more breath taking year on year
Truby slipped perfectly into the frilly bloomers and wigs - the cream horn creation is particularly memorable - and if you thought there ain't nothing like Fine Time's dame, you really need to see his outstanding understudy. He embraced the role of Nanna Nutty with all the grace and beauty you'd expect and carried off the now legendary wardrobe - including a fruity tart, 1920s flapper girl and Christmas pudding - like a pro

To Kill A Mockingbird

Royal Exchange

There are excellent performances at the other end of the age spectrum from Kieron Jecchinis as the “white trash" Bob Ewell, and Simeon Truby as the morally nuanced Sheriff Heck Tate
Simeon Truby is calmly, quietly supportive as sheriff Heck Tate
A strong supporting cast play neighbours, friends and those hostile to Atticus’ defence of a black man in 1930s Alabama, particularly Maudie (Nicola Sloane) and Heck Tate, the decent sheriff (Simeon Truby)

Season of 3 Plays

York Theatre Royal

THE CRUCIBLE

Simeon Truby plays Reverend Parris with aplomb
Once Simeon Truby, as Reverend Parris, settles into the long, startling opening act, he becomes increasingly convincing

MY FAMILY & OTHER ANIMALS

With some pitch-perfect performances - including Julia Watson as the family’s indomitable and practical mother and Simeon Truby conveying both the youthful exuberance of Gerald and his wistful middle-aged self - it has a warmth as blissful as a Greek summer’s morning.
Truby is a lynchpin of this production, waltzing in and out of the action with an avuncular, fond smile on his face and narrating with passion and pleasure.

PARLOUR SONG

It is Simeon Truby as demolition man Ned who provides both the play’s heart and menace. He is a man who fears he is losing both his sanity and his wife. As he becomes aware she may be unfaithful Truby suggests someone so desperate to protect what he has that he may end up destroying it. It is a performance of hurt, bewilderment and danger which we never stop identifying with, or being slightly scared of what he might do next.
Most impressive is Truby, utterly transformed from his turns in The Crucible and My Family & Other Animals