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Posh - review

Posh 

I've got a new law for you mate, it's called survival of the fittest, it's called f**k you we're the Riot Club.

I saw Posh! on its first or second night at its new home of The Duke of York Theatre and positively loved it. The play looks at an elite Oxford dining club, the 'Riot Club' (Bullingdon?) as they spend a night at a gastro pub, wreaking havoc at every opportunity. A dramatic story line, some humorous musical surprises and excellent writing from female playwright Laura Wade make this a brilliant production. Having proved itself at the Royal Court Theatre and eight of the original cast returning for its success on the West End, I can only hope it continues to grow in success. Posh takes on an ‘in your face approach’ and reveals the secrets of the hidden societies within privileged universities. Some actors I recognised from previous appearances such as Henry Lloyd- Hughes, plays the patronised Greek and previously bully of The Inbetweeners, Steffan Rhodri as the pubs owner and previously of the final Harry Potter films. Some cast make their stage debut in the piece yet act brilliantly. I highly recommend you go see this, a play even more relevant now as our political leaders backgrounds are further explored. With its young cast, I hope it will help launch careers of aspiring young actors in the future.

First Review

My first published review came at the age of 11. It was of the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and in my opinion my review was useless. I was taken to the premiere at Leicester Square one night after school and afterwards was asked questions by a lady producing shorthand notes that I interpreted as doodles at the time. She used these to create my review and took my photo, I saw it published in the tabloid and was happy. However I should've said more about the movie, as an 11 year old however I did not realise I was reviewing a film until it was published and my answers reflected my initial reaction to the film, which was gripping. My column appeared on a double page spread opposite another boy who'd seen it with me. Since this naive review I have decided to start this blog, partly to make up for my piece back in 2005.