P332 Teletext 332 Jul18 23:21:30 THEATRE UU REVIEW —————————————— ———————————— ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Theatre Royal, York Box office: 01904 623568 Abigail's Party is and was perfectly of its time. And director Marcus Romes has wisely chosen not to bring it up to date in any respect. Mike Leigh wrote about a pair of hideous parvenus and three unsuspecting neighbours they invite into their home, then ridicules their pathetic (but hilarious) social pretensions. Intrinsically '70s, their behaviour strikes a modern chord. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— by Phil Penfold Get DEPECHE MODE & other tickets Ticketmaster 0870 4000771 or p646 W End A-G W EndH-N W EndO-Z UK BreaksP332 Teletext 332 Jul18 23:21:32 THEATRE U REVIEW —————————————— ———————————— ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Theatre Royal, York Box office: 01904 623568 Romes has always been a director I admire for the sureness of his casting, and here he does us proud. The key to this hideous meeting of unlikely minds is Sara Poyzer as the indomitable Beverly^ Beverly is, as we Geordies say, all mink coat and no knickers. Or, as Oscar Wilde put it a tad more subtlely, a woman who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Your favourite Channel 4 shows 400 W End A-G W EndH-N W EndO-Z UK BreaksP332 Teletext 332 Jul18 23:24:11 THEATRE U REVIEW —————————————— ———————————— ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Theatre Royal, York Box office: 01904 623568 The glory of Sara Poyzer's deft and dangerous interpretation is that she creates an odious hostess who obviously doesn't know how dreadful she is. It's a performance that, frankly, deserves a far wider audience. Why this revival ism't touring across the UK for many months to come is beyond rational explanation, considering all the pleasure it would give to so many more audiences. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Win trip to Barcelona p680 ITV digital ] Get MARY POPPINS & other tickets Ticketmaster 0870 4000771 or p646 W End A-G W EndH-N W EndO-Z UK BreaksP332 Teletext 332 Jul18 23:17:13 THEATRE UU REVIEW —————————————— ———————————— ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Theatre Royal, York Box office: 01904 623568 Romes is also handsomely served by his designer, Emma Donovan, who must have scoured every period shop in Britain. She's succeeded in reuniting nasty chrome furniture, awkward leather sofas, bizarre lighting and the ubiquitous pineapple-shaped ice bucket. Most of us know what bad taste kitsch is, and a great deal of the stuff is on the stage of the Royal now. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— West End listings 333 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p365 W End A-G W EndH-N W EndO-Z UK BreaksP332 Teletext 332 Jul18 23:12:21 THEATRE UU REVIEW —————————————— ———————————— ABIGAIL'S PARTY, Theatre Royal, York Box office: 01904 623568 Andonis Anthony playing Beverly's long-suffering dyspeptic husband Laurence is an inspiration. It would be totally unfair not to name Helen Goldwyn as the shrill and completely annoying Angela, John Kirk as the monosyllabic Tony and Beatrice Comins as the worm-about-to-turn Susan. This is a play more than brilliantly well served and performed. Delicious. About as good as it gets. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Teletext rating ***** (Excellent) Get your daily Marjorie Orr horoscope sent to your mobile See p108 W End A-G W EndH-N W EndO-Z UK BreaksP332 Teletext 332 Jul18 23:14:02 Advert 6/6 YOUR PERFECT CAR 700 From MPVs to sports cars, our new section can help you find the best deal around. NEWS/FEATURES 701/702 Breaking stories for motorists, and a more detailed look at current issues. W End A-G W EndH-N W EndO-Z UK Breaks