"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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"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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"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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"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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"Jordan Stephens of Rizzle Kicks struggles to find his feet in a tonally muddled take on Orton’s black comedy"
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“A gripping, provocative revival that crackles with dark humour and unsettling charm”
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"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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"Fall’s production plays a pretty straight bat but wrings plenty of laughs, mainly from Outhwaite’s outrageously flirtatious Kath"
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