Kissing Frogs, Landor Theatre, London ★★

on

Reviewed for The Reviews Hub:

Jess is approaching 30, and single. Very single. And although she’s not been unsuccessful in having drunken, one-night encounters, now she’s on the lookout for a boyfriend.

So begins Sophie Osborne’s self-penned monologue about modern life as a single girl. And so we have the speed dating scene, the disgust with men’s online dating profiles scene, the crying at home in a onesie scene, and so on. The biggest problem with Osborne’s play is that it treads a very well-worn path. And while that’s not necessarily a problem of itself, it does require some inventiveness to ensure that the work remains interesting and with something original to say…

Read the full review

Commissioned reviews are linked to from this site when first published, and archived here after a few days.