{"id":599,"date":"2017-02-26T14:43:44","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T14:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lambcoproductions.co.uk\/?p=599"},"modified":"2017-02-26T14:53:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T14:53:46","slug":"do-you-have-a-secret-crush-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/02\/26\/do-you-have-a-secret-crush-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have a Secret Crush Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 Stars, Gay Times
\nhttp:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/culture\/theatre\/45061\/review-secret-crush-sleeping-straight-men\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5 Stars Boyz Online Scene Magazine, Page 36
\nhttps:\/\/www.joomag.com\/magazine\/boyz-magazine-1300\/0523231001470826684?short<\/a><\/p>\n

4 Stars London Theatre1
\nhttps:\/\/www.londontheatre1.com\/news\/144345\/do-you-have-a-secret-crush-sleeping-with-straight-men\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4 Stars Gay UK Magazine
\nhttp:\/\/www.thegayuk.com\/theatre-review-do-you-have-a-secret-crush\/<\/a>
\nGay UK Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

4 Stars, Jack the Lad Magazine
\nhttp:\/\/www.jacktheladmag.com\/page3.htm#160742<\/a>
\nJack the Lad Review<\/a><\/p>\n

3 Stars Express
\nhttp:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/entertainment\/theatre\/699063\/Review-Do-You-Have-A-Secret-Crush-at-The-Lost-Theatre
\n<\/a>The Express<\/a><\/p>\n

“This camp, colourful, and consummately comic production is based on a true story that has a devastating sting in its tail”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Author Ronnie Larsen has taken a real-life drama and transformed it into a captivating narrative \u2013 one that is painted with broad comedic strokes for the most part, but is also capable of suitable gravitas and reflection when required”.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Dave Lynn gives a bravura performance and gifts a real sense of 90\u2019s magic to proceedings. Despite it being a solitary anachronistic anomaly, his rendition of \u2018Rise Like A Phoenix\u2019 is a triumphant highlight. It\u2019s a pleasure and a privilege to witness a true star so thriving in their element”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The whole piece is exceptionally well cast”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Rich Watkins displays nuance, depth, and a magnificent arse in the nude sex scene \u2013 an artiste with real skill and, doubtless, a bright future”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Camp counterpart Stanley \u2013 performed with precision mincing by Chris Britton \u2013 is another brilliantly realised portrait, with Britton allowing us flashes of a real vulnerable human beneath the gaudy exterior of effeminate excess”.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Many of the biggest laughs of the night belong to Louie Westwood as Brian \u2013 the acidly acerbic make-up and costume supervisor on the Jill Johnson Show. Westwood is a complete master of the bitchy put-down and flamboyantly steals the stage whenever he\u2019s on it. An absolute theatrical star, Westwood is one to watch”.<\/em><\/p>\n

“There\u2019s also comic brilliance from Ruth Peterson as Jill Johnson herself \u2013 totally nailing the 90\u2019s chat-show vibe with fierce flair”.<\/em><\/p>\n

“a hugely enjoyable and consistently entertaining piece of theatre”<\/em><\/p>\n

“go and appreciate being surprised by the twists and turns of this sublime slice of 90\u2019s mayhem”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Director Robert McWhir has put together a small masterpiece to be savoured \u2013 enjoy”.<\/em><\/p>\n

“there are some laugh-out-loud punchlines in the jollity of everyday\u00a0activity”<\/em><\/p>\n

“a nice reminder that positives can be found whatever station of life we find ourselves in”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Louie\u00a0Westwood as Brian gives a suitably hammed up performance”<\/em><\/p>\n

“a nice touch of fourth-wall\u00a0breaching courtesy of Jill Johnson (Ruth Petersen) as we become, for a brief period, her chat show\u2019s studio audience”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Refreshingly, the show goes deeper than a show with a drag queen and daytime talk show host could\u00a0reasonably be expected to”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The choice of music used throughout the play underlines the era in which it\u00a0is set”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The company is well cast”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Dave Lynn\u2019s vocals rather charming and\u00a0appealing”<\/em><\/p>\n

“some stand out\u00a0supporting performances from Helen Stirling\u2019s Mom and Sarah Day\u2019s Karen, the latter being the\u00a0innocent victim of circumstances beyond her control \u2013 an aptly emotional late scene was poignant and\u00a0powerful”.<\/em><\/p>\n

“There\u2019s a selfishness in being carefree and the pursuit of personal gratification displayed in the play that\u00a0certainly gave me something to ponder on”<\/em><\/p>\n

“a\u00a0satisfying evening for those who like their shows multi-layered”.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5 Stars, Gay Times http:\/\/www.gaytimes.co.uk\/culture\/theatre\/45061\/review-secret-crush-sleeping-straight-men\/ 5 Stars Boyz Online Scene Magazine, Page 36 https:\/\/www.joomag.com\/magazine\/boyz-magazine-1300\/0523231001470826684?short 4 Stars London Theatre1 https:\/\/www.londontheatre1.com\/news\/144345\/do-you-have-a-secret-crush-sleeping-with-straight-men\/ 4 Stars Gay UK Magazine http:\/\/www.thegayuk.com\/theatre-review-do-you-have-a-secret-crush\/ Gay UK Magazine 4 Stars, Jack the Lad Magazine http:\/\/www.jacktheladmag.com\/page3.htm#160742 Jack the Lad Review 3 Stars Express http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/entertainment\/theatre\/699063\/Review-Do-You-Have-A-Secret-Crush-at-The-Lost-Theatre The Express “This camp, colourful, and consummately comic production is based on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":603,"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599\/revisions\/603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lambcoproductions.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}