Festival theatre, ChichesterEven-handed to a fault, Stephen Beresford's new comedy coasts by on sub-Alan Bennett humour and the odd eye-roll at wokeness. But its hero's stance on balloons beggars belief The Cherry Orchard was the model for Stephen Beresford's 2012 play The Last of the Haussmans. His new comedy, The Southbury Child, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Alex Jennings as David Highland, an affable v…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM on June 19, 2022