Reviews

• Thomas

  Jul 24, 2016

  The book is my favourite read and the film is my favourite watch. I loved the play even if the acting was a little over done.

• Rod Panayi

  Jul 10, 2016

  I am a fan of the book. I am a fan of the film. And now I am a fan of this wonderful play. Superb performances by every member of the cast. I laughed out loud so many times. And being the softie that I am, cried at the end. I watched this on its last day. If I had seen it earlier, I would have gone again.

• David Simmons

  Jul 6, 2016

  We thought the first act was very slow and disjointed and was basically a set up for the second act.I always feel cheated when this happens as it's a waste of my time and money. Second act was much better and showed that the writer had the skills. The shortcomings of the play weren't disguised by the nudity which was 90% uneccessary shock value.All in all a let down.

• Sarah

  Jul 3, 2016

  Due to getting stuck in the traffic we arrived 10 minutes late and I was very grateful that we were allowed in and hope we didn't distract the actors - we didn't seem to! I had seen and enjoyed the film so I knew the storyline but I thought it very cleverly transferred onto the stage and I preferred it to the film. It was fast paced, energetic, funny and believable. A thoroughly enjoyable play. An added bonus was seeing Simon Harrison when we were having a drink after the play - he kindly let us take his picture!

• Anneca7

  Jun 19, 2016

  Great actors who put everything into the performance. I felt they were let down by a dull production and set. The script probably needs to be updated and they could lose some of the sexist language.

• Edith

  Jun 17, 2016

  I of course loved the movie- iconic. I have not read the book. I actually met Rex Pickett and was interested to see the play- as he said it was an adaptation of the BOOK. I loved the theatre ( my first visit) great seats very comfortable. The acting was pacey and very punchy- the set interesting and imaginative and added to the narrative with each scene change. Unfortunately I felt the momentum dwindled in the latter part of the second half. somehow it felt as though the story was dragged to its conclusion, the retrieval of the wallet was too farcical, the wedding scene almost painfully slow and the characters seemed awkward whereas their exploration of each other and themselves had worked up so poignantly throughout. Endings are not easy!!

• Travis Byram

  Jun 17, 2016

  Pickett, the author of the novel that made the 2004 movie so quirky and memorable, has rock solid material on his hands. Miles is a rich character who isn't relatable in his wine snobbery or over-compensating vocab, but relatable in his struggle to move on past a hard divorce. His buddy Jack just wants them both to get laid... a week before his wedding. As an American, it wasn't hard to tell that most of the actors here were Brits playing Americans, but that can be forgiven. The creative uses of the foldable wall-set was brilliant, even if the first sight we get is...Miles on the toilet. It was a surprisingly raunchy play, or perhaps I forgot how raunchy the film was? The profanity is staggering, the adult situations are high on this one, if there were any questions please leave the kids at home. Miles' hyper-intelligent sounding vernacular might wear on you, but the actor playing him sure gave him a lot of humanity. Jack was a little stiff, and bracingly loud at points, which I guess was the point of him. It was hard to erase Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church from the roles they originated so brilliantly. But 'Sideways' is still absolutely a good, vulgar time. It won't hurt if you purchase a little wine afterwards, because you WILL be craving it.

• Andrew

  Jun 15, 2016

  The play is well worth seeing, I don't want to say more so as not to spoil it for you

• Clare Hubbard

  Jun 13, 2016

  This was a fantastic play and depicted the film really well. The small cast were superb in their abilities to stay in character even though some had double parts to play. It was very funny in parts and the main 2 characters made you really connect with them and feel for them every step of the way. A great afternoon of entertainment

• Stephen

  Jun 12, 2016

  Not as good as expected. Based on the book, not the film. I enjoyed the show, but felt there could have been more to it.

• Miranda

  Jun 12, 2016

  Loved it , great theatre , nice supper in pub next door Need to book theatre restaurant !

• Robert Ede

  Jun 9, 2016

  I am a big fan of the film so was a little apprehensive that the play wouldn't deliver. Not sure about starting off with Miles on the toilet. It didn't work somehow and just wasn't funny. I thought it started off a little slow. The Miles character didn't develop into the drunk depressive we love until the second half. If this had happened a little earlier the audience would be on his side more and would drive the play forward. I enjoyed the second half much more - I think the two leads hit off each other very well and there were some extremely funny moments. Though it is all about wine drinking there is too much of it somehow. We get it - they like wine. In the film it’s a side show but in the film they’re made out to be alcoholics. Though this maybe the case with Miles, I’m not sure it should be the focus. The ending also could be worked on I think. I'm not sure her turning up at the wedding really worked - would this happen? I wanted it to end with him leaving the wedding drunk and just the audio of her leaving a message on his voicemail playing as it fades to black. This would leave the audience guessing a little which is how the film is left. The script was great - some fantastic lines. Loved the way they played with the script of the film and bent and expanded upon it. It was great how it mixed up the story a little and added to these two great characters. I would highly recommend this play. It was great fun. Some fantastic lines.

• Anne Steyn

  Jun 3, 2016

  My son had suggested we saw the play as he had enjoyed the film. The staging and set design was very clever and effective, and acting superb. I wasn't expecting quite as much bad language, but after the first 15minutes we didn't notice it as much!!! The audience was older than I would have expected- I think they may have thought that it was more about wine than a stag week! Overall a great production and I would definitely recommend it to my slightly more broad minded friends!