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Dandy Dick

Theatre Royal, Brighton
From: Thursday, 28th June 2012
To: Saturday, 7 July 2012

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Synopsis

Dandy Dick tells the hilarious story of the Very Reverend Augustin Jedd, a pillar of Victorian respectability, who preaches regularly against the evils of the Turf. But a visit from his tearaway sister, herself an habitual gambler, leads him to risk all at the races, much against his better judgement. Mayhem ensues, with romantic intrigue, mistaken identity and a runaway horse..

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Paul Lucas-Scott - 3 July 2012

Before the curtain opens on Theatre Royal Brighton Productions inaugural offering, Christopher Luscombe’s adaptation of Arthur Wing Pinero’s classic comedy Dandy Dick, something quite magical happens. With the simple installation of some footlights and the use of an orchestral overture, the audience is given a genuine impression of theatre in Victorian times.

 

The curtain then opens to reveal one of the cleverest and most sumptuous sets ever to grace the Brighton stage. Clever because the use of perspective, together with a variety of entrances and exits, gives the impression of a surprisingly large performance space – so much so that even the huge grand piano seems somewhat lost - and sumptuous becaus...

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Virginia CATMUR - 11 July 2012: starstarstarstarstar

Wonderful. Superbly produced, very funny and the sets, costumes and especially the musical performances were first rate....

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