I can’t lie: I’ve never taken a major interest in the lives and works of Laurel and Hardy. I’ve never cared, and I didn’t think that an hour-long monologue delivered through the character of the former alone (that is, Stan Laurel) would spark any such interest. Well, I was wrong. With the help of some excellent technical direction, Miles Gallant’s sensitive control of dialogue and wonderfully natural stage-presence draws the audience seamlessly into a lonely dressing-room in 1954, and, consequently, through the moving memories of Stan – his career, his father, and his partner in comedy crime, Hardy. This is a lovely, entertaining slice of biographical theatre, beautifully staged for the interested and ignorant alike.
Assembly George Square, 3 – 29 Aug, 3.45pm (4.45pm), £9.00 – £12.00, fpp286.
tw rating 4/5
[kl]
Sections: by Kate Lister - ED2011 Theatre Reviews - tw rating 4/5 | Tags: Assembly, Fitzalan Productions, Fringe Management
Also from ThreeWeeks...
ED2011 Musicals Review: Alzheimer’s The Musical: A Night To Remember! (Prospect Productions)
Ever wondered what ‘The Golden Girls’ might be like if it’d been made in Australia? Well, here’s your answer: a delightfully filthy, silly and entertaining hour of songs and sketches...
ED2011 Theatre Review: At The Sans Hotel (Nicola Gunn In Association With Fringe Management)
This disturbing, off-kilter monologue is delivered brilliantly by Nicola Gunn, as her performance gleefully jumps the line between genius and madness. The show begins by alienating the audience through such...
ED2011 Theatre Review: Black Slap (Nisus Plays In Association With Fringe Management And The Landor Theatre)
It’s 1964 and Harold Wilson has just won the election, ushering in an age of modernisation on a mildly enthusiastic public. The old times are over. So what will happen...
GET ALERTS OF NEW THREEWEEKS CONTENT: Click here to sign up to the free ThreeWeeks email
