Love Story, Jack Studio, London
Jack Studio, London: Cut short from its initial West End run after a much lauded premiere in Chichester, this adaptation of Erich Segal's novel suffers from a brevity that even Howard Goodall's melancholy score can't reconcile. Stephen Clark's book speeds through the whirlwind romance to its fateful conclusion with barely a nod towards conflict, and Goodall's score is accomplished but not ver…