A night at the theatre

Last night my theatre club went to see Glengarry Glen Ross at the Apollo Theatre. Those of us who recall the performance of Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino, could only expect to be disappointed. We were wrong. Jonathan Pryce was quite outstanding, and his opening scene of 15 minutes, devastatingly set the pace for the whole play. I won't single out anyone else, as the cast was strong throughout, which is demanded for this particular piece. David Mamet's play is of course dated, in that people don't need to use the F-word in every sentence nowadays to show that they're a pretty rough lot. Nevertheless, putting that on one side, it's a damn good story, well told. Recommended, but not for Grannys or the children - keep sending them to the Sound of Music.