Monday 10 March 2008

Ring Round the Moon - TNT

Romantic comedy '50s style comes to the West End in this gorgeous but subtly designed revival of French dramatist Jean Anouilh's post-war confection. A poor, beautiful dancer is catapulted into the world of the wealthy for one Cinderella night when she's hired by cavalier Hugo to distract his lovesick twin. Belinda Lang (with bright red hair and terrible taste) is a comic horror who just won't shut up, Angela Thorne's imperious Madame Desmortes exerts her authority from her wheelchair, and Leigh Lawson's self-made immigrant learns that his vast fortune can't guarantee his daughter's happiness. But JJ Feild is underpowered in the dual role of the twins, and this frothy critique of superficial values takes a while to find its elegant feet.
Playhouse, Northumberland Ave, WC2 (0870-060 6631). Until May 24. £16-£46

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