What can I say apart from 'Utterley splendid darling!'. It was very kitcsh from the beggining, fabulous costumes, accents and music!Living in the 1920's must have been quite wacky! Heres a lowdown on The Vortex:
In Coward’s savage portrayal of 1920s cocktail society, Young plays musician Nicky Lancaster, who loses his fiancée to his sophisticated mother Florence’s toyboy lover. The Vortex (the title refers to the "youth vortex of beastliness") launched the then 25-year-old Coward’s career as a playwright and leading man.
Overnight critics were divided about the success of Young’s performance. While some praised the pop star for creating a touching character and bringing out the repressed homosexuality other actors in the role have “glossed over”, most agreed Young did not invest enough rage in Coward’s own “angry young man”. Some also noted that, while Young was brave to tackle such a complex role, he is simply too inexperienced to rise to the challenge. However, they were all impressed by the performances of Diana Hardcastle as his mother and the supporting cast in director Jo Combes’ production.
Anyway, we all had a good time. The food in La Vina was pretty poor though. I thin general disappointment, but the show certainly made up for it. And despite the hard press that Young Will received, I thought he was rather fab my dear! Oh do let me have a smoke now darling....
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