Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
‘Gore Vidal’s novel is fascinating but its power is diminished on stage’: THE BEST MAN – West End ★★
Gore Vidal’s novel is fascinating and compelling but its power is diminished on stage.
‘A good old-fashioned play about good old-fashioned politics’: THE BEST MAN – West End ★★★★
A good old-fashioned play about good old-fashioned politics. Gore Vidal’s 1960 satire The Best Man is based around the Democratic convention where in reality JFK won his nomination.
‘A watchable account of political in-fighting’: THE BEST MAN – West End
Although The Best Man’s message — that being defeated can be a victory of sorts — is appealingly paradoxical, it is unlikely to make your heart race very fast.
‘Insight aplenty’: THE BEST MAN – West End
The Best Man says nothing directly about today’s White House or the most recent struggle to occupy it – obliquely though, there’s insight aplenty.
NEWS: Martin Shaw leads all-star West End premiere of Gore Vidal’s political drama The Best Man
Martin Shaw stars in the West End premiere of Gore Vidal’s sharp political drama The Best Man, coming tothe Playhouse Theatre in February, with a cast that also features Maureen Lipman, Jeff Fahey, Jack Shepherd, Honeysuckle Weeks and Glynis Barber.
NEWS: All-star cast join Martin Shaw in Gore Vidal’s political drama The Best Man
Jeff Fahey, Jack Shepherd, Glynis Barber, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Powell and Gemma Jones join Martin Shaw in the first major UK production of Gore Vidal’s political drama The Best Man.
NEWS: Judge John Deed, Martin Shaw, proves he can be The Best Man in Gore Vidal’s political thriller
Martin Shaw leads the cast in the timely UK premiere of Gore Vidal’s award winning political thriller, The Best Man, about ambition, political scandal, ruthlessness… and the race for the white house.