{"id":11297,"date":"2020-01-23T17:19:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T17:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laughfrodisiac.com\/?p=11297"},"modified":"2020-01-30T14:46:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T14:46:51","slug":"a-taste-of-honey-at-trafalgar-studios-slice-of-really-really-really-crappy-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laughfrodisiac.com\/2020\/01\/23\/a-taste-of-honey-at-trafalgar-studios-slice-of-really-really-really-crappy-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Taste of Honey at Trafalgar Studios: Slice of Really, Really, Really Crappy Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It\u2019s Theatre Thursday! Today\u2019s show is A Taste of Honey, currently playing at London\u2019s Trafalgar Studios until February 29…which is a thing this year!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Okay not to be like controversial but this play is the reason I help people get abortions. WOOF. In A Taste of Honey<\/em>, Shelagh Delaney\u2019s 1958 that she famously wrote when she was 19, a mother and daughter in the north west of England are down on their luck and also are the most annoying people ever. This interpersonal drama throws a bunch of ideas at the stage – classism, homosexuality, interracial couples, teen pregnancy. Unfortunately, not much sticks, so there\u2019s only a dusting of various would-be interesting topics and the only real story seems to be, at least to me, these people suck and it’s sad but they suck. It\u2019s a ‘slice of life’ drama but reminded me too much of Phoebe’s take on a certain classic (see below). Strong performances and a solid production can\u2019t completely fix the insufficiencies in this play, although it helps to remember it\u2019s hella old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n