Now open at the Trafalgar Studios, Alexander Lass directs the West End debut of Bill Rosenfield’s play. Here is what critics have been saying about it:
The Stage: ★★★★ “Knowing, nostalgic, and at times exquisitely tender, this is a thoughtful meditation on gay romance and meaningful connections.”
A Younger Theatre: “46 Beacon is tender and heart-filled, and no matter who you love, you’ll leave with the feeling you’ve gained something.”
The Guardian: ★★★ “It is a perfectly harmless play, but the framing device hints at historical ironies that remain unexplored.”
The Times: ★★★ “The tale of a sexual rite of passage in a Boston hotel room is presented with too much talk and not enough action.”
Exeunt Magazine: “46 Beacon is a funny, semi-autobiographical new two-hander that explores relationships, life decisions and what it means to identify as a gay man in 1970.”
Broadway World: ★★★★ “warm and viciously funny.”
Carn’s Theatre Passion: ★★★★ “The writing is witty, endearing, captivating and positively charming.”
The Upcoming: ★★★★ “A rare, poignant work and a very important and heartfelt study of what it is to be a human being and gay, 46 Beacon is an outstanding play that should be seen.”
Evening Standard: ★★ “The script, nicely pithy in the first few minutes of Alexander Lass’s production, deflates into a long, laboured seduction scene.”
Time Out: ★★★ ” Alexander Lass’s direction is often a saving grace.”
The Spy in the Stalls: ★★★★★ “A beautiful, touching story that’s so much more than just another coming of age tale.”
46 Beacon will play at the Trafalgar Studios until the 29th April.
