Allegra review – Maureen Lipman cuts loose in whimsical tale of woman who can’t stop singing
Richmond theatre, LondonSociety tries to quash the quirks of a spirited eccentric in Peter Quilter’s new play that fails to go beyond its lead character’s unworldlinessThere are some good jokes in Peter Quilter’s new play and Maureen Lipman knows how to land them. “Some do cocaine, I do cabaret,” she shrugs as Allegra, whose singing is annoying her neighbours. “The ironic thing is it’s the cabaret that gets up people’s noses.”Allegra’s spontaneous serenades – at the butcher’s, the bakery, the…
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