While They Were Waiting – Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London

‘While They Were Waiting’ review – Gary Wilmot’s Godot-like debut is tiring and uninspired

Legendary entertainer Gary Wilmot makes his London playwriting debut with a production playing Upstairs at The Gatehouse.

While They Were Waiting – Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London

Writer Gary Wilmot Director: Sydney Stevenson Gary Wilmot has been a presence on theatre stages and television screens for decades, an acknowledged master of comic timing and delivery, a song-and-dance showman with a twinkle in his eye. While We Were Waiting marks his debut as a playwright, revealing a very different theatrical style from that [...] The post While They Were Waiting – Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London appeared first on The Review…

WHILE THEY WERE WAITING review by thespyinthestalls

WHILE THEY WERE WAITING Upstairs at the Gatehouse ★★★★ “a tender and humorous reflection on the art of pausing” At first glance, the set suggests a threshold to anywhere or nowhere. A yellow door stands centre stage, framed by a bench, clusters of plants, drifting clouds and scattered boxes. Designed by Hannah Danson, the world feels recognisable yet faintly imagined, like a memory of a waiting room rather than a literal one. It is grounded in …

While They Were Waiting

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London **** Written by Garry Wilmot Directed by Sydney Stevenson Gary Wilmot While They Were Waiting, Gary Wilmot...