The life of a horny, selfish, mixed-heritage teenager in Seventies Bromley is brought to rich and vivid life in Emma Rice’s production, which she adapted with Hanif Kureishi from his semi-autobiographical novel.
It features a knowingly seductive performance from newcomer Dee Ahluwalia as the snake-hipped and sybaritic antihero Karim. He’s at the heart of a tight ensemble, featuring some terrific and some broadly caricatured performances, but also using music, puppets and visual puns to weave Rice’s characteristic stage magic.
