REVIEW: Ripcord, New York City Centre Stage 1 ✭✭✭

Ripcord at New York City Centre Stages

Holland Taylor is in exceptional form as the coiled, steely Abby. She manages to humanise a thoroughly inhuman creature, making her likeable despite Abby’s more loathsome attributes. This is a real testament to Taylor’s finely honed skills – she truly makes something out of nothing. In particular, in one key scene, late in the play, she is marvellously unsentimental when the text (and the audience the night I was there) seems to beg for maudlin excess.

Rabbit Hole Postpones West End Run

Joanna Froggatt

It has been announced that the West-End premier of Rabbit Hole starring Joanne Froggatt has been prostponed, This production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s play was due to have been presented at the Vaudeville Theatre from September. Producers, Creative Management and Direction, James Quaife Productions and Celia Atkin issues a statement saying ” Our production of Rabbit Hole will be postponed from the planned September opening at the Vaudeville Theatre as due to a late shift in schedules, it is unable to go ahead at this time.” The producers indicated that they hope to bring the play to London in due course. Meanwhile, it has been announced that Forbidden Broadway will transfer to the Vaudeville following a sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.