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Synopsis Written just after the apocalyptic Plague and Fire of London. A scabrous comedy of duplicity, desperation, danger and delight - in an amoral London society on the make.
Dates: Opens 19 April 2001. May 4,5m,5,7,8,9,10m,10,11,12m,12,17m,17,18,22,23,26,28,31,Jun1,2,5,6,7m,9,11,14,15,16m,19,20,21m,23,25,28,29,30m,Jul3,4,5m,7,20,21m,21,27,28,Aug2,4,9m,9,11,13,16,17,24,25m,29,30m,Sep1,3,8m,13,14,20,21,26,27,29,Oct1,6m,11,12 E19:30, M13:30
A nightmare - even with the aid of the programme notes and an introductory talk I could barely follow the action, but the real problem is that it's impossible to give a damn about any of the characters. I've seen some fine productions of little-known plays at the Swan, but this is one corpse that shouldn't have been revived. - USER: Whatsonstage.com
13 Sep 01
This was one of the most boring plays I have ever seen at the RSC. The script is convoluted to be sure, but it seemed that the director's solution to the problem of plot was to have everyone run to their places for each scene, shout their lines and overpronounce melodramatically every single word. The actors seemed to be giving their damndest, but it was if they were trying to resuscitate a patient that had been dead for centuries. The end of the first act was pretty good, but not much else. For a show that talked incessantly about being naughty and witty, naughtiness and wit were nowhere to be found. Lost in a Wood. Awful. - USER: Whatsonstage.com
23 May 01
I found this play extremely witty, and the complicated plot that involved intrigue and mistaken identity certainly kept you on your toes. My partner was completely baffled, and during the intermission I had to explain who was who- he hadn't thought to look at the glossary in the programme, which explains all. He was even more perplexed in the second half & explained his confusion by saying all the male characters had long hair and similar clothes, and it was therefore difficult to work out. As the plot centres around subterfuge and mistaken identity anyway, his bewilderment was compounded.Comments he overheard from fellow audience members at the end made him feel he was not alone here, and he didn't feel quite so stupid because of it. Nevertheless, I followed the plot all the way through and marvelled at it's twists and turns, and was delighted by it's complexity. We viewed this play from the side/front row, the stage being on 3 sides. I literally booked at the last moment, and was surprised that there were quite a few vacancies in the front. I am not sure if the price (£30), or the proximity of the stage deterred people, but I can thorougly recomend sitting there. In this position, you sometimes have someone's back to you, but having the performers costumes brushing past you and catching every nuance of their conversations made me feel like a voyeur, almost another character in the play, and at one point, a fight scene took place almost on our knees. If you read this review.......yes, I loved it.
Gilly Savage - USER: Whatsonstage.com
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