Tim Clare: How to Be a Leader
When skilled comedians tackle serious topics, the results can be more challenging and thought-provoking than most theatre companies create. Laughter offers huge possibilities for the comedian to engage audiences with new ideas. So I had high hopes for Tim Clare’s investigation into the nature of political and social leadership. Unfortunately, he does not deliver the goods.
I saw the show on a tough night, with some particularly drunken audience members heckling even before he came on stage; and Clare struggled with this hazard of his late time slot. He will no doubt sharpen as the run develops, and the intentions here are good; but ultimately the ideas are too few.
– Will Young