All Mouth

Synopsis

Digby is agonizing over his desert island disc selection ad Greg can't take the pressure of being down to the last two for the new Eastenders regular. Mel is refusing to speak to her ex and Paddy is pretending to be a banker, but more important things could be at stake as the group prepare to go on strike in order to protect their livelihoods... But will anyone take striking actors seriously? Set in the heart of Soho, All Mouth is a wry eavesdrop on the unseen voiceover world, the people behind the voices, the ad agencies and the machinations of the studios.

Our Review:

1 June 2007

Fourteen years have passed since Jonathan Lewis's fine debut play Our Boys opened at the alas no more Cockpit Theatre, but my recollections of one scene are as vivid as ever - a group of convalescing squaddies passing time by playing “The Beer Hunter”, a fiendish spin on Russian Roulette with agitated ale cans standing in for the more traditional revolver. Much as I enjoyed his latest effort, though - co-written, like his first work, with his wife Miranda Foster – I doubt that it will stay with me beyond the end of next week.

This has less to do with a gifted five-strong cast and Lewis' sprightly direction than the weirdly inconsequential subject matter. No doubt there is a terrific comedy to be forged from the plight of cash-starved voice-over artistes in modern-day Soho, but All Mouth isn't it; nor do Lewis and Foster convince us these tonsils-for-hire are part of a heroic dying breed, on the verge of being swept away by computerised facsimiles ...

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Latest User Review

rds - 30 June 2007:

Dire! What were they thinking about putting this utter tosh on? Two dimensional characters, a flimsy story line, and some dodgy acting made this a very unrewarding evening! Although, to be fair, James Russell does turn in an engaging debut performance as Rod, the object of Digby's attention, played by Christopher Benjamin. But, from the moment of Mr Benjamin's surprise entrance even he can't keep this dull old piece from hitting the buffers. Definitely work in progress - all mouth and no substance....

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