Alex – the Play of the Comic Strip
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It’s quite commonplace to see plays adapted from other media, whether we are talking films turned into plays or even a pop artist’s back catalogue turned into a top London show. However, it is rare for a newspaper comic strip to be adapted into a stage show and even rarer for it to be a hit.
One has to be careful how one reads the strap line for ‘Alex’ which says “He’s a wit. He’s a banker. He’s a wit of a banker.” The play has already had a run in London. It then went on an extensive international tour, and it has now returned to the capital and plays at the Leicester Square Theatre until the 20th December.
The Sunday Times described it as “blissfully funny”, and Time Out said it is “flawless comedy”. It is effectively a one man show with Robert Bathurst playing Alex and interacting with cartoon characters. It is a show which relies on a fantastic stage management team.
The producers describe it as:
“The show that lifted the lid on the city before the credit crunch began.”
It includes all the regular characters from the comic strips including the inept Clive, irritating boss Rupert and long-suffering wife Penny.
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