Smash!, Menier Chocolate Factory, London

(The Stage :: Reviews) - 1 year, 1 month ago

Menier Chocolate Factory, London: There is no immunity in the theatre from the ignominy of a flop. That's one of the lessons of Jack Ronsenthal's Smash!, a fictionalised version of the late writer's own experiences of turning his hit TV play Bar Mitzvah Boy into a flop West End musical. And, although its heart is in the right place, it's so full of strenuous theatrical navel-gazing that it is doubtful Smash! itself will be another smash for the hit factory that is the Menier....

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