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The Knowledge of Beauty

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Billed as "a brand new sharp, alternative comedy" one could easily be forgiven for checking they were at the right show... twice! The plot dealt with themes around the old chestnut that it's what's beneath the skin than counts, and whilst this could have been dealt with in an original way, this play is pretty predictable: attractive characters end up sad, ugly characters happy. The story was weak, it didn't really achieve the moral it was aiming for and the characters were so unbelievable that they were about the only thing that was laughable. On top of all that the script was badly written, and many of the cast seemed to suffer attacks of foreign accents syndrome. Everything about 'The Knowledge Of Beauty' smacked of a GCSE drama class.

Ambassador Hotel, 3, 4 May, 8:00pm (9:00pm), £6.00 (£5.00), fpp 45

tw rating: 1/5

published: Aug-2008

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