NEW STAGES: REVIEWS A night in November

Sarah Hemmings
Wednesday 08 March 1995 00:02 GMT
Comments

A Night in November

The Knocky

On Tour

If the Royal Court Young Writers' Festival is about finding voices for the future, they have come up trumps in Michael Wynne, 21-year-old author of The Knocky. His play, which has graduated from the festival to a tour of its own, is a smashing night out in the theatre: it tells a story; it is stock full of wonderful characters, strongly played; it is very funny; and, behind all the knockabout and wit, there is a heartfelt, angry portrait of people struggling to hold onto their self-worth in the face of poverty. A sad indictment of our times, but a little gem for the theatre. SH

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in