![]() ![]() Core ensemble shout outs also have to go to the entire cast especially Denise Gough, James McArdle, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Russell Tovey. But the support he gets from Nathan Lane, in particular, is astounding. The acting is uniformly brilliant with Andrew Garfield in the lead role of AIDS sufferer Prior Walter. In fact it is a breeze because the writing of Tony Kushner and the direction of Marianne Elliot (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night) pepper this doomsday epic with both humour and beauty (in staging, lighting, sound and movement – it's a technical masterpiece throughout). Eight hours in a theatre (or in this case my two favourite cinemas The Cameo in Edinburgh for Part 1 and The Hippodrome in Bo'ness for Part 2) is a daunting prospect, especially when the subject matter threatens to overwhelm you emotionally. ![]()
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