Alden Ehrenreich steals the show in biting comedy about a blind date gone wrong
On the merit of its script alone, Becky Shaw is a rousing success. Not only is it deliciously, darkly hilarious, it’s excitingly clever in its simplicity. Arguably, not much happens onstage, in real-time. In fact the biggest event in the show occurs offstage. But we get the pleasure of the aftermath, and there’s oh so much angst and drama to relish in.
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