The Price & Please Please Me Reviews
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Arthur Miller's underrated The Price arrives at the Marylebone Theatre for a strictly limited run - but is his work as essential today as it was in the '60s? In this story, nothing stays unsaid for long... as two brothers sort through their late father's belongings, long-buried resentment waits to resurface.
The Price Critic Reviews
"It is powerful, winding drama. You end up wondering why this angry, plaintive and deeply psychological play is not more often revived." - The Guardian
"Under Jonathan Munbys direction, these two distinct halves are carefully balanced. The first is buoyed by humour and rhythm: Solomon's digressions feel purposeful in their theatricality. Henry Goodman is mesmerizingly frenetic, imbuing the character with both mischief and pathos. " - Everything Theatre
"Jonathan Munby's love and understanding of the play is clear to see, with his vision perfectly complementing that of Miller's original. The heart of the story is never lost, the darker elements are never shied away from, and the comedy is always delivered perfectly. " - All That Dazzles
"Humour, sharp wit and even sharper performances. The Price is masterfully reborn at Marylebone Theatre." - The Telegraph
"He's a show-stopping character, played to twinkly inscrutable perfection by Goodman." - Time Out
"Consummate performances make this revival of Arthur Miller's slow-moving story of an estate sale utterly riveting." - The Stage
"Director Jonathan Munby does a wonderful job bringing family conflict to life on this packed set of physical belongings in terms of all the furniture and metaphorical themes. Everything about it is real." - London Theatre Reviews
"The entire audience was on its feet as soon as the final curtain came down." - Theatre Weekly
"Goodman is exquisite in the role, bringing pinpoint comic timing to Solomon's moves and ambiguity to his motives - even stopping, mid-negotiation, to eat a hard-boiled egg." - The FT
Please Please Me Critic Reviews
Here comes the sun, and the story of the Fifth Beatle'! Please Please Me, Calam Lynch stars in this epic 1960s Beatlemania story. Please Please Me follows Brian Epstein, from spotting the band at Liverpool's Cavern Club to shaping them into a global phenomenon - but behind the success is a more personal story. As their fame grows, Epstein struggles to balance ambition with a private life lived in secrecy.
"Noah Ritter combines chaotic charisma with hints of cruelty in a fine stage debut." - The Guardian
"It is such a compelling tale that even this imperfect exploration is an undeniably enjoyable experience." - Musical Theatre Review
"This sympathetic bio-drama about tragic Beatles manager Brian Epstein will appeal to fans of the Fabs," - TimeOut London
"Please Please Me gifts us the conditions in which feeling becomes unavoidable; the result is moving beyond words." - Theatre and Tonic
"Calam Lynch delivers a tragically wondrous performance as Brian Epstein." - Theatre Weekly
