Friday, June 2, 2023

fringe benefits (slightly less slight return)

 






















And some meta-theatre - Come The Revolution, a 1977 BBC Play for Today about a radical theater group. Shades of Citizen Smith in the satire here.














The main actor, Richard O'Callaghan, was involved in fringe theatre himself, performing at spaces like the Almost Free Theatre in Dirty Linen







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