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GAME NIGHT - REVIEW - Drayton Arms Theatre 5 STARS
Michael (Adam Hannigan) abd Jacob (James Ladbards) have invited for a game night - but mostly to announce the engagemtn - some friends: Kate (Amelie Rose) with her husband Tom (Jimmy Jameson) and Rori (Ryan McGonagle). But also Claire (Tiffany Robinson) joins the party, having invited Shane (Blair Gibson), who is also Jacob's ex-boyfriend. The night will go in a way that Michael and Jacob did not have predict...
Game night is pure comedy, the cast keeps the clever jokes flowing and the pace is fast. The chemistry of the 7 actors is translated into the stage and it really seems you are watching real-life friends (but not so friends after all). I don't remember to have laughed so much watching a show since Romantics Anonymous. Chapeau to Adam Hannigan (who wrote and directed it) and I am sure we will hear about his brilliant writing in the future. This one could easily be a successful show for a much bigger stage. Somebody said that humor is the quality to rout out the dark of life and create the beaming smile smile. Game night created so many smiles and laughs in the audience for 80 minutes.
And these days, that means a lot.
LondonTheatre1
I had a feeling I was going to enjoy Game Night as soon as the lights went down and Michael arrived on stage and started to check himself out in the mirror whilst practicing ways to tell his friends he was engaged. I began laughing then and pretty much didn’t stop until around seventy-five minutes later when the cast took their bows to a standing ovation that was as loud as it was deserved.
Adam Hannigan has written an excellent comedy/farce with a great bunch of characters who, though you may possibly not want to meet them all together in real life, completely light up the stage as their various stories come together. All of the characters are pretty recognisable – I could give you a real-life example for each of them without thinking too hard – but stay just on the right side of stereotypes to avoid being annoying. The couples – Michael & Jacob and Kate & Tom – really worked well together and the others slotted into the various relationships very well. This was down to both excellent writing and some extremely strong acting on behalf of the whole cast. My normal criticism of gay-themed plays is the lack of diversity among the cast – no oldies and everyone being super hot. Although this was true of Game Night for once it didn’t matter as this group of friends – all of whom were young and hot – felt very believable.
Michaela Clarke
"This is one of the best theatre productions I have seen, I was entertained for the whole hour, from the comical and sexual undertones to the twist and turns of the tale. I would love to see this play produced on a bigger scale and for a wider audience to experience the laughter and love of the characters."
Iyaf_Kingston (Instagram)
"If you missed out on watching this amazing comedy put on by Ear to Ear Productions, you really missed out on a treat. The actors in this show were all a comedical genius and they all showed their own uniqueness which was exhibited clearly through their characters"