REVIEW: Personals, Landor Theatre ✭✭✭✭

Personals at the Landor Theatre

Personals, a comedy musical about finding love through lonely hearts columns, was first performed in 1985, and technology has rendered it an unintentional period piece. I feared that the ubiquity of dating websites and applications might make the production rather old fashioned, but my doubts were misplaced. Ain’t No Other Productions’ heartfelt and joyous revival demonstrated just what an unsung gem Personals is. I found myself captivated as their rendition explored the timelessly bewildering process of attempting to form intimate connections with strangers, highlighting the vulnerability of its characters to both hilarious and poignant effect.