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Tony a Victoria Slee.
Ilford Boy
Sharp, pacey and very entertaining a coming of age story set in the changing times of the 1990s. The cast thoroughly enjoyed themselves, as did we. Well up to the Donmar standards again.
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Pat Bladon
Ilford Boy
An amazing play with a brilliant cast, not one weak link. Patrick’s tap dance was exceptional on such a difficult set.
Leo , who played Ted , played his character flawlessly. What a debut , certainly one to watch for the future. The transitions to and from present day were seamless.
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Ilford Boy
As ever, the Donmar produces something brilliant. It really is my favourite theatre.
The cast were all extremely plausible in every way but it took a while to realise that young Ken was old Ken with a very convincing wig!
Plus a great debut performance by Leo Whitfield Harris. – I like to hope that my budding actor grandson will get a similar oppportunity.
Really good to see the poster from your attic on display in the foyer.
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Ilford boy
I loved the play. Excellent performances from an expert and talented cast and could mostly hear the dialogue within the authentic accents. Pat’s tap dancing routine was spectacular and unexpected on such an intimate stage. How did a clearly fading Pat manage to keep producing such a desperate AIDs cough? His almost tender but determined drive to help teenager Ted make sense of his identity was disarming. A chaotic family facing the social prejudices of the times.
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Ilford Boy
What a terrific evening. The banter between the family was as funny but the undertow of relationships was never far away. Many films and telly dramas (especially American ones) focus on a lonely teenager getting to feel better about their idiosyncrasies (aawww honey you’re just as good as anyone else etc) but in this play sentimentality is entirely avoided in a tough east end community. One felt that is was a hard place to be gay, and one learned how Patrick had managed to do it. Craig Stein’s performance was a perfect blend of defiance, with his view of life through clear glasses. He has the ability of stillness and dignity in the midst of the camp. The women were hilarious; superb performances from all but my favourite was Jodie McNee as Jackie, who had the longest CV in the programme , though I was not aware of her before. That applies to the whole cast , with a special welcome from the talented Leo Whitfield Harris in his auspicious debut. The Essex accents seemed completely convincing to me so top marks for the dialect coach Hazel Holder and the voice coach Barbara Houseman. Of course it is all brilliantly mixed together by Tim Sheader.
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The Ilford Boy
A brilliant humerous but somewhat sad play excellently performed by the whole cast. The stigma attached to gays and the fear of catching aids in the 90’s was very well demonstrated .The Donmar has the knack of producing excellent theatre which this play was up among their best. We were fortunate to meet Craig Stein (Patrick ) in the foyer so able tell him how much we enjoyed the performance.
Thank you
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Ilford Boy
This play was so well acted by players who all managed to adopt Cockney accents, dropping their aitches and effing swearing. I loved the ladies’ 60’s pointed toe stiletto shoes. Presumably somewhere stored there is a massive collection of dated clothing to suit all periods. It took me a while to sort out the various characters as to who was related to whom in the family; and switching back and forth from past to present was very cleverly done. Well done, Donmar, on another enjoyable experience. You never disappoint!
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Pat
The Standard of Living
This play was a learning curve for me in the history of John Maynard Keynes and who better to play him than Rory Kinnear. His performance was outstanding. Thank you Fredo and Mike .
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The Standard of Living
I confess I bought tickets primarily to see Rory Kinnear, who I believe is fast becoming a ‘National Treasure’. I knew nothing of John Maynard Keynes the man, his history or influence in shaping British economy. I did think the subject matter of this play might be a little dry and go completely over my head, but when Rory Kinnear walked on stage in character and asked “what is a good life?” I knew I was going to enjoy his story and admire his forward thinking. The spontaneous applause from the audience during one of Keynes speeches regarding populism and political extremism due to economic downturn was telling – yes, we are certainly aware of the dangerous times in which we live. I loved the scene involving all the characters dancing while we listened to the two main protagonists expressing their differences, and the scenery boards which moved constantly but didn’t detract from the play itself. Thanks to Fredo and Mike for widening our horizons!
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