While the descent into a kind of collective insanity may seem strange in lieu of a plot in Annie Baker’s Antipodes at the National Theatre, as with all her work you find your thoughts returning to it again and again once the curtain comes down.
NEWS: Linda Marlowe & Patrick Walshe McBride take over as Harold & Maude as run extends six weeks
Thom Southerland’s acclaimed London premiere of Harold and Maude has added six weeks to its limited run at Charing Cross Theatre. Linda Marlowe and Patrick Walshe McBride are announced today as the production’s new title stars.
NEWS: Linda Marlowe & Patrick Walshe McBride take over as Harold & Maude as run extends six weeks
Thom Southerland’s acclaimed London premiere of Harold and Maude has added six weeks to its limited run at Charing Cross Theatre. Linda Marlowe and Patrick Walshe McBride are announced today as the production’s new title stars.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Harold & Maude at the Charing Cross Theatre
Thom Southerland directs Bill Milner and Sheila Hancock in this new adaptation of Harold & Maude based on the film (playing until 31 March 2018). Here is what critics have had to say about it so far…
‘So full of happiness and magic’: HAROLD & MAUDE – Charing Cross Theatre ★★★★★
Harold and Maude is so full of happiness and magic. This gem cannot stay hidden, it is too special to stay hidden, it needs the recognition it deserves. In a dreary winter, treat yourself to this ray of light.
‘Charmingly absurd’: HAROLD & MAUDE – Charing Cross Theatre ★★★
Harold & Maude at the Charing Cross Theatre is not dangerous or daring, but a light few hours of frivolous fun.
‘A third dimension of pure class’: Harold & Maude – Charing Cross Theatre
This new stage version of Harold & Maude says more about modern attitudes to ageing, about feminism, migration and seizing opportunities than the current slew of angry Fringe diatribes. And it says it more elegantly.
‘Too mainstream but still a desperately needed dose of life affirmation’: HAROLD & MAUDE – Charing Cross Theatre
Maybe this Harold & Maude isn’t a show for fans of the movie – it doesn’t match up, but that’s ok. It does still do a pretty good job in delivering a desperately needed dose of life affirmation on a cold February evening.
‘Hopeful, joyous and hilarious’: Harold & Maude – Charing Cross Theatre ★★★★
When told well, coming of age stories are very often a reminder of the fragility and beauty of life, inspiring a carpe diem attitude tempered with immense gratitude. That the ‘Harold and Maude effect’ delivers this message completely liberated of any subtleties is a shining beacon of hope for humanity in otherwise trying times.
‘An absolute delight’: Harold & Maude – Charing Cross Theatre ★★★★★
Directed by Thom Southerland, Harold and Maude is an absolute delight. True to the book, but with a few diversions taken out, it will keep fans happy and introduce many more to Maudism and the movie.
NEWS: Bill Milner stars opposite Sheila Hancock in Harold & Maude
British film star Bill Milner (Dunkirk, X-Men: First Class, Son of Rambow) will appear opposite Olivier Award-winning West End star Sheila Hancock in the London premiere of Colin Higgins’ 1971 American black comedy romantic drama Harold and Maude.