Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Do theatres actually read scripts before agreeing to stage them?

Plus: the first half hour of Southwark Playhouse's Tarantula is dramatic and thrilling. The rest is sweet but dull

Kirsten Foster & Tyger Drew-Honey in Shaun McKenna's daft new play Rocky Road. Photo: Simon Annand 
issue 08 May 2021

Money is a new internet play about financial corruption starring Mel Giedroyc. She appears on-screen for less time than it takes to eat a Malteser. Giedroyc plays the boss of a palm-oil firm that wipes out orangutan habitats in Asia and wants to launder its reputation by donating cash to a London charity.

GIF Image

Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it

TRY 3 MONTHS FOR $5
Our magazine articles are for subscribers only. Start your 3-month trial today for just $5 and subscribe to more than one view

Comments

Join the debate for just £1 a month

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for £3.

Already a subscriber? Log in