Written by Ron Simpson for WhatsOnStage.com, 1 November 2024
“It’s a dynamic script, but the standing ovation was mainly for the execution. Holden switches between a dozen or so characters, giving each an individual stance and not overdoing the female parts. Given a pretty bare stage, he races between ladders, chairs and mikes, occasionally mounting to a gallery with a screen behind, mainly used for chapter headings. And then there is a table where Elliott holds sway, with his banjo and his guitars, his tape machines and his drum kit, channelling his hidden rock guitarist in dramatic incidental music, reverting to good old country songs to evoke Skidmore.”
★★★★★