London theatre play Some Explicit Polaroids on stage in London's West End. Play by Mark Ravenhill. Directed by Max Stafford-Clark. Welcome to the Scandal Cafe. Wars are fought.
People get ill.
But it all makes for a good photo opportunity. Russell Barr, Nick Dunning, Fritha Goodey, Sally Rogers, David Sibley and Matthew Wait. But at times you wish his characters could illustrate the Zeitgeist in a less direct way. This is the case here, where the post-socialist strand does not have the inwardness or witty texture of the gay one. The device of the released convict, principles unnaturally fresh from the vacuum of prison, feels clangingly contrived, but it does allow for an interesting clash of values with Tim's gang and their defensive inward-looking philosophy.