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A Chorus of DisapprovalAlan AyckbournPlay. M7 (young, 30s-late 50s) F6 (young, 30s-50s). Extras. Various simple settings. (also director: produced 1984). 1986 |
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Alan Ayckbourn skilfully draws parallels between John Gay's The Beggar's Opera and the day-to-day activities of the amateur dramatic society who are performing it, showing how painfully embarrassed are the British in the face of emotion and keeping us laughing in happy recognition. A Chorus of Disapproval played very successfully at the National Theatre in 1985. '... symmetrically shaped, psychologically acute and painfully, heartbreakingly funny ...' Guardian |
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