FEATURED SHOW: Rotterdam’s West End premiere, Reviews are in!

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Have you seen the myriad four-star reviews for our Featured Show, the West End transfer of Jon Brittain‘s poignant new comedy ROTTERDAM, which continues its limited season at Trafalgar Studios until 27 August 2016. A selection of some of our favourite review quotes are gathered below…

Following a highly successful run last autumn at Theatre503, the original cast of Donnacadh O’Brian‘s premiere production have reunited for this newly acclaimed run: Anna Martine, Alice McCarthy, Ed Eales-White and Jessica Clark.

Alice (Alice McCarthy) wants to come out as a lesbian. Her girlfriend Fiona (Anna Martine) wants to start living as a man. It’s New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she’s gay. But before she can hit send, Fiona reveals that he has always identified as a man and now wants to start living as one named Adrian. Now, as Adrian begins his transition, Alice must face a question she never thought she’d ask… does this mean she’s straight?

ROTTERDAM is a bittersweet comedy about gender, sexuality and being a long way from home by acclaimed writer Jon Brittain, co-creator of Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho, and writer of What Would Spock Do? and The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo.

The production is designed by Ellan Parry, with lighting by Richard Williamson and sound by Keegan Curran. It’s presented by Hartshorn-Hook Productions.

Reviews

<div><strong><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">THE SUNDAY TIMES - ★★★★</span></strong></div>
THE SUNDAY TIMES – ★★★★
David Jays: “Effortlessly reels you in”

<div><strong><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">THE TIMES - ★★★★</span></strong></div>
THE TIMES – ★★★★
Kate Maltby: “Hits all the emotional targets”

<div><strong><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">THE STAGE - ★★★★</span></strong></div>
THE STAGE – ★★★★
Natasha Tripney: “A very human play, one that never feels overtly issue-driven or forced”

<div><strong><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">TIME OUT - ★★★★</span></strong></div>
TIME OUT – ★★★★
Tim Bano: “Warm, witty and wise”

<div><strong><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">EVENING STANDARD - ★★★★</span></strong></div>
EVENING STANDARD – ★★★★
Fiona Mountford: “Lively, sensitive, hard-hitting”
<div><strong><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">CITY AM - ★★★★</span></strong></div>
CITY AM – ★★★★
Melissa York: “This might be the first great comedy about transgenderism”

<div><strong><span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">MY THEATRE MATES</span></strong></div>
MY THEATRE MATES
Aleks Sierz: “Smart, sharp and emotionally moving… Anna Martine and Alice McCarthy are both outstanding”
<div><strong>MY THEATRE MATES</strong></div>
MY THEATRE MATES
Laura Kressly: “The ebb and flow of this delicate situation is exquisitely captured”

<div><strong>MY THEATRE MATES</strong></div>
MY THEATRE MATES
Emma Clarendon: “The audience is taken on a journey that is as compelling as it is humorous”

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Deciding which shows to see can be difficult - and expensive. We want you to see great shows without breaking the bank. So we'll try to regularly draw your attention to ticket offers, provided via our ticket supplier Encore, that we think are worth snapping up.

Why buy through My Theatre Mates? Encore is one of the UK's leading ticket agents and you can buy your tickets through them - and myriad other outlets - at the same price as you can here. However, if you buy through the Mates, the 10% commission that we earn on the transaction will go towards keeping this free service running.

We think that would be a good thing - and we hope you agree!

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