A quick word about a show that, of course, I had to return to - I saw Philip
Ridley's
Radiant Vermin twice last year and ended up choosing it as my show
of the year, making Ridley the first playwright to get pole position twice (although
there's one, possibly two new Tom Wells plays in store this year so he could well
have company soon.)
You can read my original review of Radiant Vermin here,spoilers and all, and it's about to play off-Broadway so David Mercatali's
production has taken the opportunity to warm up back at Soho Theatre - in the
smaller Upstairs space this time. Sean Michael Verey returns to the role of Oliver,
but Gemma Whelan, who'd originally been due to rejoin him, had to drop out. So
Scarlett Alice Johnson now replaces her as Jill, while Debra Baker takes the dual
role - or
is it? - of Miss Dee and Kay.
