REVIEW: Adler and Gibb, Royal Court

Denise Gough as Louise in Adler & Gibb at the Royal Court Photo: Alastair Muir Adler & Gibb

Royal Court Theatre

24 June 2014

0 Stars

I saw Tim Crouch's new play, Adler & Gibb, now playing at the Royal Court in a production directed by the author (with Karl James and Andy Smith) last evening and have but three things to say.

One: It was all that I could do to keep conscious for most of the First Act. The loud snoring of a fellow patron assisted more in that feat than the script, concept or performances.

Two: The programme admits that the play involves the author's fascination with form. That fascination ought be put to other, better uses.

Three: Although my companion did not dislike the experience as much as I, and found some sequences amusing and engaging, she was not so engaged as to endure Act Two.

To quote Mark Shenton:

"...for the life of me (I) couldn’t make sense of any of it. At least not in any way that I could become invested in it to the point of caring about anyone in it."

Quite