The playtext of Rob Hayes' monologue austerely insists that performance "should not exceed 60 minutes in duration". This author doesn't want it larded with significant pauses or dreamy mannerisms: and in honouring his intention, the remarkable Ben Whybrow (directed by Clive Judd) brings it in just under. No mean feat: for all its emotional intricacy and verbal subtleties, the play at that length requires rapid-fire d…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:10PM on January 13, 2016