Reader Reviews
The Overcoat (Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, Outer London)
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 | Only 2 stars as I felt what was on show was rubbish - sort of university drama department effort but, and it's a big but, it does have potential. There was too much of a Andy Nyman's irritating professor Goodman to start with and too few scary bits. However, it did make me think why someone else hasn't tried this idea before, The Woman In Black excepted. With a major rewrite, lots more scary bits, then I would not be surprised if a run in the West End would not be out of the question. Oh, and why the Jewish thing? That should be dropped for starters. But apart from that I wish them all good luck their original piece of theatre. - rds | 08 Apr 10 |
| There's some lovely stage imagery, with excellent design and lighting, and for 15 or 20 mins you are intrigued. I'm afraid that from then on it seemed to me like an imaginative, original but repetitive and utterly pointless adaptation. After 75 minutes, it felt longer but less rewarding than King Lear......and the director, Amit Lahav, should never have allowed his leading man, Amit Lahav, to monopolise the show. - gargar | 31 Mar 09 |
