Shining City, Theatre Royal Stratford East review - occasional sluggishness alongside a true star turn
Conor McPherson play from 2004 fumbles at the finish line When Brendan Coyle, playing a modestly magnetic widower and sales rep called John in this revival of Conor McPherson's 2004 play Shining City, first appears on stage, he looks thoroughly bewildered. His eyes dart back and forth as he initially struggles to find his bearings. He has arrived at the office of the therapist Ian (Rory Keenan) whom he has sought…