If you’re looking for narcissism, Rob Drummond offers it fourfold. His adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1977 short story is a hall of mirrors in which ego is layered upon ego. Our entry point is 14-year-old Mary, played by a bubbly Eve Buglass, whose mission is to break out of single-figure subscribers on her YouTube channel. With an unwavering belief in her own attractiveness, she waits for the likes to come in while listening to an audiobook.
That leads us to the tale of egotist number two, the independently wealthy Henry Sugar. Played by a suave and preening David Rankine, Henry is his own biggest fan. He too reads a book, which brings us to egotist three: Rosalind Sydney’s Jane Cartwright, a doctor with a thirst for personal glory.
