Bully Boy
From: Tuesday, 18th September 2012
To: Saturday, 27 October 2012
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Synopsis
Major Oscar Hadley is flown to the front line to probe allegations of severe misconduct within a self-styled ‘Bully Boy’ unit of the British army. When young squaddie, Eddie Clark, from Burnley is interrogated Oscar begins to discover that ‘truth’ in a modern insurgency can be a point of view rather than a fact. Sandi Toksvig tackles the challenging moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. She asks the question, ‘What makes a hero?’ In this ferociously gripping story, Sandi Toksvig writes with startling insight and tenderness about the minds of soldiers.
Our Review:
Michael Coveney - 20 September 2012
London's first new purpose-built theatre since the Unicorn - and the first "West End" venue since the New London - has opened on the redeveloped site of the old Westminster Theatre at Victoria (just behind Billy Elliot) with a strong two-hander by Sandi Toksvig that should definitely put the place on the map.
Although first sampling suggests that the comfortable red square seats in the stylish 312-seater raked auditorium don't leave enough leg room, the overall impression is excellent: it "feels" fun, with a snazzy bar area, good toilets, and a wonderful marble staircase leading to an attractive-looking, light-filled brasserie.
Artistic director David Gilmore's first season looks low-key on paper, but Bully Boy, which has already been seen in Southampton and Northampton, is a pleasant surprise for a play that deals with combat stress in the Iraq war and is limited to a jostling, though progressive, relationship between a pukka wheelc...
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MRW - 25 October 2012:
I was gripped from the start and hoping that there would not be an interval. I was not disappointed. Powerful performances from both actors;a tour de force....
Cast
Anthony Andrews (Major Oscar Hadley)
Joshua Miles (Eddie Clark)
Creative
Sandi Toksvig (Author)
Royal and Derngate Northampton (Producer)
Lee Dean (Producer)
Charles Diamond (Producer)
David Gilmore (Director)
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