Reader Reviews
What You Will (Apollo Theatre, West End)
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 | It's ben a good year for literary one-man shows with Simon Callow giving his on Shakespeare and Dickens and now Roger Rees with a more personal meditation on the Bard. Structurally it's rather odd with personal reminiscences mixed up with some ancient theatrical anecdotes, examples of muddle-headed student essays and some very randomly selected soliloquies. Lasting just 90 minutes though it's highly entertaining and amusing and Rees maintains an admirable enthusiasm even faced with a sparse audience. Ironically though he's at his "acting" best during a long excerpt from Great Expectations rather than any of Shakespeare's speeches. It's a curious offering but very enjoyable even if I didn't learn anything new about Shakespeare or Roger Rees. - David Baxter | 05 Oct 12 |
