Reader Reviews
Kicking a Dead Horse (Almeida Theatre, West End)
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 | Dreadful. The acting, script and direction were all dire - the only thing to be said for it was the set! What on earth were the Almeida doing putting this on in the first place? Staggeringly over acted to the point of becoming a macabre pantomime. Surely black actors deserve to be given better material, which does not patronise or pigeon hole them, than this. And one other thing what was it with the clunky accents? It was an African 'ello 'ello. The incredibly slow response to applaud at the close of the first act tonight was a clear sign of what the audience thought of it. - rds | 21 May 10 |
| i like watching stephen rea movies he does well in films and movies from Anne Marie - Anne Marie Kerr | 30 Jul 09 |
| it looks like an interesting Play i like Stephen rea he does well in films and plays and is a good irish actor - Anne Marie Kerr | 21 Jul 09 |
| I LIKE Stephen Rea he does well in films and plays i give this review a 10 out of 10 - Anne Marie Kerr | 06 Apr 09 |
| For a Shepherd fan, this is a huge disappointment. It's a very slight play - a monologue, in fact - which is too obtuse for its own good and just dull, dull, dull. Stephen Rea over-acts mercilessly. This isn't a patch on his great plays - or even last year's pair of new ones. - Gareth James | 22 Sep 08 |
