Wow! This is one impressive one-man show. Never before have I seen an actor sustain so many different characters in intensely detailed conversation with one another as well as with the audience. Klaff plays an exhaustive list of well-known (as well as less well-known) personalities – including Jung, Freud, Gandhi, Jackie Kennedy and Churchill, to name but a few – in this intricate performance boasting some very witty moments. This is not the kind of show to go and see after a heavy night; you will certainly need your wits about you in order to keep up with it all. However, if you are looking for some intellectual stimulation and an amazing one-man performance, this is the show for you.
Hill Street Theatre, 5 – 16 Aug, 5.30pm (6.45pm), £7.00 – £8.50, fpp246
St Georges West, 19 – 29 Aug, 5.30pm (6.45pm), £7.00 – £8.50, fpp246.
tw rating 4/5
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Sections: by Ella Fryer-Smith - ED2011 Theatre Reviews - tw rating 4/5 | Tags: Hill Street Theatre, Remarkable Arts, St George's West
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