The Entertainer Tickets

Bit of a damp squib, Kenneth Brannagh was excellent and stood out from the crowd, I could see that the other actors were doing their best but we could not follow the story or ages, speech-style script was wordy and exhausting, some of the language was cringy at times with frequent use of long abandoned racist words that did not lend anything to the story, A substantial portion of the audience in our section (dress circle) left at half time, some before that. I was tempted but hoped for an improvement that would justify the cost of the tickets. There was some improvement but not enough. Too long, too wordy, needs revision, needs shortening.

Enjoyed the performance and Kenneth Branagh's performance was outstanding, although I agree with some of the critics that he didn't portray Archie Rice as disillusioned as Osborne's charcater. Paralell's with post-Brexit Britian were well placed

Interestingly the script seems to be the poor relation of the screenplay. All in all rather a lack lustre production - Branagh simply isn't Olivier and he should stop trying to emulate the great man

Hard to hear Jean sitting in row V, which made much of the plot obscure. A very "down" theme in spite of the tap and the jokes. Gretta and Kenneth excellent.

A brilliant performance by our greatest actor. He understands every nuance and who knew he could tap dance!

Dancing Scenery Tension Laughter A great mix

The play held you and moved you in many directions, (laughter, pity, sadness, irritation!), relative to the individual personalities on display, which were so well acted. I am sure that most of us have met some if not all of the major characters at some time in our life.

the original production, which I saw, was a vehicle for the acting of Olivier, wit all his legend and mystery ayyaching to him. It was an outpouring of the spleen of an eloquent but shallow and over-opinionated playwright. Today's theatre audience is b=not even overwhelmingly British. They cannot today understand what the play is about, People around me left at the interval. The original audience was hurt and pained by the play, as intended. Last night's audience had not the faintest idea what they had stepped into. All the social subtleties evaded them, inevitably. How could it not? they are both the wrong generation and, many of them, the wrong nation! This play was meant for a British audience, not a 21st century tourist audience.

Did not feel play is relevant today. Fell flat.

I left the theatre wanting to know more about the life of Archie Rice.

Kenneth Branagh is superb

Excellent production for a variety of reasons surberb acting, great play and a clever sub plot highlighting the mood of a nation told through a family narrative.