FringeReview UK
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FringeReview UK 2022
An object lesson in comic timing; a steep cut above the ‘real’ whodunnits we’re likely to see this year or next.
An excellent revival and the best chance to see this remarkable thriller-cum-farce-cum-meditation.
What Richard Bean and Oliver Chris manage is homage, both to Sheridan’s shade, his early bawdy, and despite anything a memorial to those who laughed at themselves to death. A must-see.
This isn’t the most revelatory Much Ado, but the most consummate and complete for a while.
It’s not just gender-swerving but role-swerving that threatens sexual and social order. Surprises light up even the last fade.
A joyous production, that without its gimmicky close, could certainly furnish a way in for many
