Dirty White Boy - Tales of Soho
From: Monday, 26th April 2010
To: Saturday, 22 May 2010
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4 May 2010
Dirty White Boy, adapted from Clayton Littlewood’s blog and book of the same name, recounts the tales of real Sohoites he encountered whilst running his shop on Old Compton Street in the mid-noughties.
The stories are interesting enough and well narrated. They are brought to life superbly by David Benson, who masters each character and is highly believable as each one. The problem is that he is playing opposite Clayton Littlewood, who plays himself.
The first thing that we hear as the play opens is Littlewood proclaim that he is a blogger rather than an actor. Fair enough, they are his stories and it is his play. However, his shortcomings as a performer cannot be glossed over and the energy of the play suffers for it - there are times when the chemistry created by Benson just feels wasted. It's interesting to see the author on stage but not entertaining.
The musical interludes are also a little distracting. Just ...
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PaulT - 24 May 2010:
A great play with a fantastic cast and music. Loved every moment. Wish we could see it again!...
Cast
Clayton Littlewood (narrator)
David Benson
Alexis Gerred
Creative
Clayton Littlewood (Author)
Seabright Productions (Producer)
Phil Willmott (Director)
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