Chichester festival theatrePlayed as a broad farce, Sean Foley's revival starring Rufus Hound ignores Noël Coward's faultless verbal stylingsRufus Hound, whose recent roles include Mr Toad and Sancho Panza, has been cast as the debonair, if ageing, matinee idol Garry Essendine in Noël Coward's imperishable comedy. That says a lot about Sean Foley's dismal production, which treats this verbally impeccable play a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM on April 27, 2018