Theater Review: Hot off his work on season 2 of Fleabag, AndrewScott is sensational in a strategically tweaked version of the classic NoelCoward comedy, 'Present Laughter'
Actor Andrew Scott and director Matthew Warchus have collaborated once before, on film, for the gay-themed ensemble comedy . The movie was nicely made and touching, but no preparation for the pair’s first play together, which is nothing short of sensational.
Garry, a drama queen whose motto, "I belong to the public," only applies to those he wants to sleep with, feels that he's doing nothing wrong at all. To be fair, he's quite justified in gauging the hypocrisy of his friends, whose own sexual misconduct threatens to disrupt the collective theatrical gravy train far more than his.
But beneath the frantic surface is a subtle depiction of a man trapped by fame and his own image. In a way Garry has created his predicament. He eagerly milks melodrama, hammily proclaiming his misfortunes, namely of being in perpetual service to his entourage. And having "acted" for so long offstage, he's reached the point where no-one is willing to believe him when trying to be himself.
Could it be that not just young flings like Daphne but also Garry's more serious love, Liz, are merely diversions, a necessary maintenance of the matinee image? And could this be why Scott eschews Garry's trademark dressing gown — casting away a piece of the playwright's own constructed image for this new view?
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