Two hours of bickering from a couple of doughnut-shaped crybabies: Middle, at the Dorfman Theatre, reviewed

Plus: a play at the Park Theatre where Himmler is the hero

From magazine issue: 14 May 2022

It’s hard to know why a playgoer would care about Gary (Daniel Ryan) and Maggie (Claire Rushbrook), who've amassed millions but can't stop weeping over microscopic defects in their lives. Photo: Johan Persson

issue 14 May 2022

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Lloyd Evans

Two hours of bickering from a couple of doughnut-shaped crybabies: Middle, at the Dorfman Theatre, reviewed
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‘I fink I doan luv yew any maw.’ A marital bust-up drama at the National Theatre opens with a whining Cockney, Maggie, telling her City whizzkid husband Gary that their relationship is over. Gary and Maggie are aspriring underclass types who’ve achieved bourgeois prosperity: John Lewis kitchen, vintage wine rack and a ceramics collection.