Royal Court Theatre
"[Jumpy's] flourishes of enjoyment and hilarity are produced with such regularity that any ticket purchase will pay dividends."
Jumpy at The Royal Court provides all the entertainment value (and more) that you might want in the lead up to Christmas. It is perhaps a flaw, and it certainly is limiting, that it provides nothing more (e.g. intellectual/moral/purpose of any kind), but its flourishes of enjoyment and hilarity are produced with such regularity that any ticket purchase will pay dividends. Its observational humour is good, though not particularly clever or witty. Characters were stereotyped, but everyone enjoys what they recognise - perhaps even more so if the figures are far fetched enough that all audience attendees can sit back and relax in the security that their 15 year old daughter will never reach the depths that Tilly (Bel Powley) has. At points this got close to the farcical (I’m thinking particularly of Doon Mackichan’s strip dance - at 50 odd that lady can still bust some serious grooves - and the near shooting), but Tamsin Greig’s (Hillary) performance brought a subtle complexity that prevented everything from becoming too one dimensional. The men’s performances were pretty flat, but the shortness of Tilly’s skirts and the lovely female banter sessions between Greig and Mackichan meant the piece sped happily on its way, leaving its audiences likewise contented.
Jumpy at The Royal Court provides all the entertainment value (and more) that you might want in the lead up to Christmas. It is perhaps a flaw, and it certainly is limiting, that it provides nothing more (e.g. intellectual/moral/purpose of any kind), but its flourishes of enjoyment and hilarity are produced with such regularity that any ticket purchase will pay dividends. Its observational humour is good, though not particularly clever or witty. Characters were stereotyped, but everyone enjoys what they recognise - perhaps even more so if the figures are far fetched enough that all audience attendees can sit back and relax in the security that their 15 year old daughter will never reach the depths that Tilly (Bel Powley) has. At points this got close to the farcical (I’m thinking particularly of Doon Mackichan’s strip dance - at 50 odd that lady can still bust some serious grooves - and the near shooting), but Tamsin Greig’s (Hillary) performance brought a subtle complexity that prevented everything from becoming too one dimensional. The men’s performances were pretty flat, but the shortness of Tilly’s skirts and the lovely female banter sessions between Greig and Mackichan meant the piece sped happily on its way, leaving its audiences likewise contented.
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