Charley's Aunt review " a fresh and fun glow-up for Victorian farce
Watermill theatre, Newbury Rob Madge's colourful reworking of the 1892 comedy makes clever adjustments while retaining the original's spirit The frump turns fabulous in this new version of a redoubtable Victorian farce. Renovated with affectionate cheek by Rob Madge, it's a scrappy but very fun take on the tale of dowager dress-up and scheming lovebirds. Jack (Benjamin Westerby) and Charley (sweetly bird-brained Jona…