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Black Comedy review – Peter Shaffer’s relentless farce provokes helpless laughter by Mark Lawson

Orange Tree theatre, RichmondA stealing sculptor struggles to keep his visitors in the dark, while they lope and grope with the lights out, in Shaffer’s escalating slapstick showA regular complaint against reviewers and awards ceremonies is lack of recognition for the lighting team. But, in Peter Shaffer’s 1965 play, the “sparks” are the stars.Inspired by a lamp gag the writer saw in Chinese theatre, a power …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55am on May 28, 2026

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