Paintbox Jane:

The narrative in Paintbox Jane revolves around the French painter Raoul Dufy (played with panache by Tim Goodwin) as he paints an imaginary portrait of a female friend. It shares with A Bigger Show the quintessentially Westbrookian fusion of jazz, musical, cabaret and theatre, but on a smaller scale. The powerful big orchestra sound of the earlier show is here replaced by the more intimate music made by piano, vocals, saxophone and bass. On that summer evening of 24 July at the St Ives Jazz Club, this jazzy chamber music sounded perhaps more enthralling than ever before. The vocals provided by Kate Westbrook, Martine Waltier and Billie Bottle soared above Mike Westbrook’s broody keyboards, Alan Wakeman’s groovy saxophone and Marcus Vergette’s dramatically pounding double bass. Jane Mann – for whom the show was commissioned – was among an audience who appeared mesmerised by both music and lyrics.

Excerpt from http://www.westbrookjazz.co.uk/smithsboard/index.shtml by Angela Jianu, with thanks.

Dominion, Theatre Hub:

“…the most interesting character in the story is the black suited enigma known as The Man who exists somewhere between Siobhan’s drug fuelled thoughts, her more lucid conscience and the inevitability of her death; imagined or otherworldly, he is never really explained but it is through him we are privy to her inner thoughts…

The Man, effortlessly portrayed by Tim Goodwin, works so well even when he is not part of the dialogue, his mere presence alone is a constant unanswered question.” ~Dave Franklin

Dominion won the Swindon Choice award at the Swindon Fringe Festival, voted for by audience members.