September 11, 2013
Present: Nic, Brian
This seemed, initially, stilted with forced, difficult to understand American accents. However, everyone warmed up and Lenny Henry imbued his difficult character with warmth and sympathy in a great performance. Sadly, the same could not be said of the portrayal of his wife, which was awkward and "actressy" throughout. At curtain, after a frankly weird funeral ending, the people seated behind us alternated whoops and screams for Lenny with muttered "she was rubbish"es. We understood the sentiment. Lenny was good but the play was so-so at best.
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