Sunday, 25 November 2007

A Night In November - TNT

TV host and stand-up Patrick Kielty takes to the stage in a revival of Marie Jones' 1994 one-man show about the life- changing experience of a Belfast Protestant at the Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland World Cupqualifier in 1993. A football stadium may seem an unlikely place for petty-minded dole clerk Kenneth to realise the offensiveness of his bigoted views, but watching his father-in-law's unbridled sectarian vitriol suddenly makes him see his belief system through newly opened eyes. It's a brave undertaking for an acting debut, but Kielty gives an energetic and well-paced performance. Whether impersonating his complacent wife or the once despised Catholic boss who'll never get elected to the golf club, he knows how to work an audience. The story might not convince, but Kielty certainly knows how to tell it.
Trafalgar Studios(1), Whitehall, SW1 (0870-060 6632). Until December 1. £42.50-£30

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