Overview
- The Almeida Theatre’s new adaptation by Jack Holden, directed by Michael Grandage, is now running in London through 29 November.
- Jasper Talbot leads as Nick Guest with Leo Suter, Charles Edwards, Ellie Bamber, Alistair Nwachukwu and Arty Froushan in principal roles.
- Critics commend the production’s period evocation, citing Christopher Oram’s pared-back design, choreography and an 80s soundtrack featuring New Order and Donna Summer.
- Reviewers note structural reshaping from the novel, including a cocaine-centred midpoint and a sharply curtailed Thatcher party cameo.
- Appraisals are broadly positive on style and acting while flagging tonal compressions around AIDS-era tragedy and a reduced explicitness in the staging.