Baron’s Court Theatre – 14th June 2019
Reviewed by Prachya van de Gevel
3***
Wow, this may have been one of the strangest things I have ever seen, bordering on completely bonkers, with some of the most over the top acting, or on another hand comically brilliant, I can’t seem to decide and even as I write this I am still undecided.
It is one of those play’s that is so bad, that it is good, but above all I was entertained, I laughed throughout the show. When life turns into a dating disaster who is someone to turn to but to the dark arts of Sex Magic. A perfect setting of an under ground small theatre in a pub, that I have been to many times but had no idea there was a theatre underneath!
The central character of Amelia played by Natasha Zierhofer, was in many ways perfect as the whiny girl seemingly incapable of finding a way through the perils of dating.Her promiscuous room mate Jo, Jade Love is great in the mean girl role, and is the best friend in some ways that no one needs, I loved her polar role alongside Amelia and was a welcome break from the whiny down on her self Amelia. Hugo Linton play Julian, another whiny character that is the perfect match for Amelia, if only they could just communicate with each other, He was there in the scenes but everyone of them was overshadowed by Anca Vaida, of Luna and Ecuador was completely committed and hilarious. She made me nervous she made me laugh, she was fully committed to both of the roles and I looked forward to her appearances in the scenes.
I recommend this play if you want to have a laugh, and feel uncomfortable but don’t go for anything deeper than that