Exit the King (Olivier, National Theatre, 6 October 2018)

The last night of Patrick Marber’s production of Exit the King was mostly good, if bad panto at times. London Theatreland needs more Ionesco and less smug Stoppard plays. Rhys Ifans was certainly much, much more than “Iggy Pop in pajamas” but the 3 star reviews in the British press speak more of islander conservatism than anything else. Anthony Ward’s set was, and I don’t use this word casually…awesome. I feel lucky to have witnessed the amazing coup de theatre at the end. Here’s David Lister’s review…

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/exit-the-king-review-rhys-ifans-national-theatre-patrick-marber-ionesco-indira-varma-a8464351.html

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