Entertaining Mr Sloane (Young Vic)
Entertaining Mr Sloane (Young Vic)
Ends Nov 08 London: Southwark
77% 7 reviews
77%
(7 Ratings)
Positive
86%
Mixed
14%
Negative
0%
Members say
Funny, Great acting, Great staging, Clever, Entertaining

About the Show

A charming lodger upends a family's life in this darkly comic tale of seduction, secrets, and control.

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Critic Reviews (9)

London Theatre
September 25th, 2025

"Some of the language sits oddly with modern-day sensibilities, not that Orton, of course, would give a fig about that. Fall lets the text fall where it will, all the while charting a keen-eyed path through period material"
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Time Out London
September 24th, 2025

"This drab and unfunny take on Joe Orton’s breakthrough play is a baffling start to Nadia Fall’s tenure at the Young Vic"
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The Telegraph (UK)
September 25th, 2025

"Entertaining Mr Sloane may be old enough to qualify for senior-citizen travel concessions but, despite the odd creak, Joe Orton’s breakthrough black comedy of 1964 still exudes fresh wit and youthful mischief."
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The Times (UK)
September 25th, 2025

"It’s a stunning performance. Orton’s ornate language can be every bit as sinister as Pinter’s, yet the shafts of manic humour constantly catch you off-balance."
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The Stage (UK)
September 25th, 2025

"Jordan Stephens of Rizzle Kicks struggles to find his feet in a tonally muddled take on Orton’s black comedy"
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Theatre Weekly (UK)
September 24th, 2025

“A gripping, provocative revival that crackles with dark humour and unsettling charm”
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The Arts Desk
September 26th, 2025

"Perhaps the main gesture of the play is that our laughter often sticks in our throats. You can admire the rebel vigour of Orton’s writing, while raising an eyebrow at his questionable taste. "
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WhatsOnStage
September 25th, 2025

"Fall’s production plays a pretty straight bat but wrings plenty of laughs, mainly from Outhwaite’s outrageously flirtatious Kath"
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