Revelations

Synopsis

Four very different couples meet for the first time on a 'Swinging for Beginners' weekend in the Lake District. Hosts Jimmy and Shirley set the scene for a sexual romp in makeshift paradise complete with garden of Eden ambiance, skimpy costumes and abundant foliage - but without the threat of a fall from grace. Apparently. A comic exploration of an age old conundrum: the longed for stability of the long haul versus the passionate desire for sexual freedom.

Our Review:

16 December 2003

The downward spiral of Hampstead Theatre as a credible new writing venue reaches rock-bottom with Revelations (or so one can only hope - it surely can't get worse than this, can it?), a late entry for the title of most feeble new play of the year but an almost certain winner of that dubious distinction.

A play about relationships that's (un)dressed as a sex comedy that is neither sexy nor funny, it calls into serious question the taste and judgement of new artistic director Anthony Clark, who also programmed and directed the last terrible new play originated at Hampstead, The Maths Tutor.

The theatre - which opened its stunning new £15.7m premises in February and which Clark took over in July - has recently reportedly applied for a £500,000 bail-out from the Arts Council, but unless it can find plays significantly better than either of these, it'll be a case of throwing good money after bad.

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