Theatre / 75 min / £15(£12) / 16+ (14+ must be accompanied by an adult)
Showing @ The Assembly Rooms, 10–26 Aug (not 13), 19.05
The Comedians Theatre Company have, over the last few years, taken bold leaps, performing both classics and newer works to great acclaim. This year, they’ve taken on a new work with playwright Dave Florez’s tale of damaged family dynamics in suburban Chicago. The results are mixed. The actors, particularly Phil Nichol and an unrecognisable Jan Ravens, commit totally to their roles, but the faux depth of the material lets them down. Violent fathers, wastrel sons and enabling mothers have been the stuff of theatre since the Greeks. But this is paint by numbers dysfunction, each revelation designed for drama rather than dramatic truth. There’s no doubt The Intervention is a brave attempt by the comics turned thespians, but ultimately it’s full of sound and fury and signifies nothing whatsoever.
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