Reviews by KarenThis isba comedy by JB Priestly. It is about 3 couples celebrating their joint 25th wedding anniversary bit then discover there is the possibility that they aren’t legally married. The cast was good and the play had a few laughs but wasn’t as funny as I hoped and it had a slightly disappointing ending.
The seat A44 in the circle has a good view but not much leg room and a. Bit squashed with the bench tip up seating.
6/10
Attended the Saturday matinee and bought seat S4 in the back row of the side block in the stall for £15, but just before the start of the play one of the front of house staff told me I could move to the end of the first or second rows as the seats were empty, so I ended up onB1 which was worth over twice the price. The theatre was cooler than expected on a hot day which was nice.
The play was quite funny and was about an actor in the late 1930s who has 4 people in love with him which causes a lot of confusion.
7/10
Very good value ticket for £10 from last Minute.com B17 in the Royal circle which is closest to street level.
The theatre feels quite small and the bar didn’t have free jugs of water to help yourself to.
The play was funnier than expected. It is about 3 couples, 2 dinner parties , one affair and a lot of misunderstandings. The stage covers 2 residences which can get a bit confusing as the cast walk past each other to get to doors but have to pretend they can’t see each other.
8/10
Sat in seat W1 on the back row of the stalls on a hot day. Missed anything that happened in the top half of the stage area of it was above the top of the bottom boxes.
The play had a number of changes from the West End version including the car not flying over the audience and only being able to hold 4 meaning Grandpa Potts had to find a different way to get home.
It was funny and enthusiastic despite the heat and lack of air conditioning and massive queues for toilets and ice cream.
8/10
This is the debut play written by Maxine Peake. It tells the story of Beryl Burton the most successful cyclist that no-one has heard of. She was the first woman cyclist to beat a man in an official road race and still holds at least one record.
The play has a small cast who each play a number of different characters and often they break the 4th wall to talk to the audience to explain the background to what is happening and to help tell the story. It has a number of comedic moments along with some emotional ones too.
10/10
Staring Tom Chambers, Laura Rogers, Charlotte Ritchie, Richard Teverson
Sibyl and Elyot are on honeymoon and unaware in the room next door Victor and Amanda are also on honeymoon. The problem is that Elyot and Amanda used to be married to each other. Once they discover they are in adjoining rooms they realise they haven’t got over each other yet and thrn have to work out what to do and what to tell their spouses.
This is a reasonably funny enjoyable play.
7/10