Eugene O’Hare’s second full length play, Sydney and the Old Girl is a wickedly funny, black comedy, showcasing Miriam Margolyes’ talents to the full, whilst also providing meaty roles for the other two actors in this three-handed play. Sydney Stock has lived for over fifty years cooped up with his mother Nell in her grubby East End home. Their only reason for … [Read more...]
Reviews of Comedy in London- West End and Off-West End
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The Comedy About A Bank Robbery
For the audience, there’s not a moment’s respite. We chortle and scream, we cackle and squirm, we hoot, we howl and we are ultimately convulsed. Go see it: you will laugh all the way to the bank.
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Defective Inspector at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre | Review
There came a point during Defective Inspector when I couldn’t help thinking that this would work well in a late evening slot at the Edinburgh Fringe. Laughing Mirror Theatre Company have done the Fringe before, of course - and your reviewer should know, having seen their production White Girls there. This is a markedly different show than White Girls, not least … [Read more...]
Mischief Theatre’s Groan Ups at the Vaudeville Theatre
The trouble with a franchise - and Mischief Theatre is now on it’s 6th (or is it 7th?) show - is that - if you are not careful - it grows a bit stale. Groan Ups has all the accoutrements of the Mischief Theatre brand that we have come to know and love but, honestly, the joke and, yes they are all basically based on the one elongated joke, is wearing a bit thin. The … [Read more...]
The Glass Elephant – Goodenough Theatre Company | Review
Christmas can be a stressful time for many. The soap opera storylines will be as eventful as ever, but seem to hit closer to home, at least for irregular viewers such as yours truly, during the festive period, and there are plenty of people in the world who spend time with people whose presence they would, if they had things their way, rather not be in. Rupert (Tom … [Read more...]
One Man, Two Guvnors at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch | Review
A good mix of music, comedy, dramatization and storytelling make for an enjoyable and eclectic evening. Set in 1963, One Man, Two Guvnors isn’t, as the title might suggest, a straightforward three-hander, and in all the twists and turns of the plot, there’s much to keep audiences engaged throughout. I must qualify this, however - at the performance I attended, not … [Read more...]
NOISES OFF at the Garrick Theatre | Review
A company of relatively inept actors attempt to stage a tour of poorly written play, Nothing On. What could possibly go wrong? In Act 1 it's midnight, the show opens in less than 24 hours, they've had less than two weeks' rehearsal and they still haven't finished their dress rehearsal. We are introduced to the company of fictional actors who are caricatures of what I … [Read more...]
Review of Moth Hunting at The Cockpit Theatre
An impressive backdrop of trees, woodland and leaves dominates the rear of the stage of the Cockpit Theatre for this production of Moth Hunting - Greg Spong’s set design is on a par with the sort of scenery at somewhere like Chichester Festival Theatre or even the National. Gill (Verity Richards) is out in the woods with her two grown-up daughters, Ann (Charlotte … [Read more...]
The 39 Steps at the Leatherhead Theatre | Review
The talk in the foyer before this evening’s performance is that one of the actors hurt his leg last night and had to finish the second half in a wheelchair. There is no sign of any injury this evening as the amazing cast of four all skip run and dance their way through the performance. Patrick Barlow's adaptation of John Buchan’s novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s film … [Read more...]
Review of The Falcon’s Malteser at The Vaults
Feargus Woods Dunlop’s adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s best-selling 1986 YA novel, The Falcon’s Malteser, has some highly entertaining staged pieces but, at 80+ minutes long, is guilty of being overly faithful to the novel and not going far enough to establish a theatrical life of its own. Four or five mad-capped chase scenes or slow-motion ultra-noir pastiches … [Read more...]