Although predictable and lacking in subtlety, it’s still great fun both for the audience and cast.
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Matchbox Theatre, Hampstead Theatre – Review
A series of short plays, performed with gusto and cheek and genuinely side-splittingly funny at times.
Read More »Donkeys’ Years, Rose Theatre Kingston – Review
A funny show that will please theatre’s core audience. However for me it was a little bland.
Read More »Vaudevilles and Other Sketches, Jermyn Street Theatre
Anton Chekhov Translated and adapted by Michael Frayn Directed by Jenny Eastop ★★★★ Pros: Seamlessly staged and well-acted, with six different mini plays to get your teeth into. Cons: The sketch format meant there was, perhaps, an unsatisfying lack of investment in the characters. Our Verdict: A very professional production that will be accessible and enjoyable to most, but which as a consequence didn’t particularly push any boundaries. Courtesy of Jermyn Street Theatre When I was at school, I once wrote a sketch ...
Read More »Noises Off, The Old Vic
Michael FraynDirected by Lindsay Posner★★★★ Pros: Frayn’s superb script, the ridiculous achievement that is Act 2, Robert Glenister’s wonderful portrayal of Lloyd Dallas. Cons: Hardly any, slight issues with the deliberate bad acting in Act 1. Our Verdict: Probably the best farce ever written, an absolute must for all theatre fans. Courtesy of Alistair Muir for The Daily Mail Many of my deeply unfortunate friends (of which there are very few as it is…) have recently had to hear me ...
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