Scandaltown review " smut and silliness in modern Restoration comedy
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonMike Bartlett's rambunctious capers with types including Lady Susan Climber and Matt Eton MP are great fun if not exactly stinging satire In Mike Bartlett's rambunctious, modern-day Restoration comedy, there are scripted instructions that "everything should be joyful and fun". Under the direction of Rachel O'Riordan, Scandaltown is a springtime pantomime of sorts, in which the classic feature…