Accidental Death of an Anarchist has its audience howling for about ninety percent of the running time; sometimes resulting in us missing the next joke because the laughter was so loud. But when it comes to getting it’s point across, it never fails to hit the mark. The Maniac, and the play itself, pulls no punches when discussing the failings of the police, and by extension, the establishment, resulting in a ferociously funny play that will send shivers down spines at Scotland Yard
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A performance like this is a rare gem, not to be missed in a deliriously entertaining and politically urgent show that hits all its targets with cool, comic precision.
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“ ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ is an absolute riot – a belly-aching tour-de-force that wraps some sobering truths in masterful comedy. Pitch perfect.”
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“It’s shockingly funny, thanks in no small part to Rigby as the Maniac...in maintaining the Maniac’s belief that life is a game and rules are for suckers, it allows us, for two hours, to laugh at the bleakest of situations.”
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“'Accidental Death of an Anarchist' has now arrived in the West End, and there’s hardly a more energised evening in town. Whether that sustained adrenaline will appeal to playgoers or eventually pall is surely a matter of individual taste.”
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“He [Rigby] doesn’t just take Basden’s script by the throat and deliver its needling round of gags with breathless finesse, he exerts a physicality that dominates every inch of the office interior and beyond.”
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...Tom Basden’s supercharged adaptation — belongs very much in the present day, adding no end of references to the Met’s string of recent, very public failures.”
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“Rigby, who has the unparalleled quality of being annoying in the most endearing way, doesn’t just perform Basden’s exquisite script: he blows every single line up, making each one a balloon or a bomb depending how mad he’s feeling.”
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