Reader Reviews
Been So Long (The Young Vic, Inner London)
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 | I'm completely in agreement with Suttox. Michael Coveney really has lost the plot. There is a huge amount of talent on the stage but neither the bland songs or the banal sketchy scenes are worthy of them - and they are totally lost on that huge stage. The pace is so slow, the unbroken 100 minutes feele like twice that. I was so looking forward to this after Che Walker's terrific Frontline. A huge disappointment. Ignore Mr C. and go to the magnificent Kursk at the same venue instead. - Gareth James | 24 Jun 09 |
| I'm not quite sure why this has managed to escape the critical eye of any professional reviewer. I felt like i'd seen a completely different show. The acting/direction/Musical Direction is nothing to get too excited about, the play itself is like a really terrible T.I.E project but with swearing, the set is distracting and dwarfs the cast and is very difficult to take in. The singing is great, really great, but that's as far as it goes because the score is SO bland the singers don't really get anything to show there talents off on.... and for some reason it rips off the 'Spring Awakening' mic's in hands but has none of its ingenuity or thought behind it other than 'yeah kids... lets sing some f*****g songs.. YEAHHHHH!!!!' I think that's the problem, i felt really patronised by the production and i could have just stayed at home and watched eastenders whilst listening to some generic low grade funk in the background. Try Harder.. - Suttox | 22 Jun 09 |
