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Review: Smalltown Boy, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘An engaging, funny and poignant four-hander’
['Tom Henry']
Bristol24/7
Except, in the case of the eponymous smalltown boy of Brenda Callis’s play, the protagonist arrives home not in a Ferrari, but an urn.
The late Leo departed his Cornish roots to find himself, meeting the love of his life, drag queen Edie, in Bristol.
Become a member Community member Find out moreAll eyes, of course, are on the arch, camp, brittle Edie, played with more than enough sashay-away by Elliot Ditton.
Edie smells homophobia – yet, beneath the layers there is an unspoken sense of acceptance and shared values.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Millie Wood-Downie (@milliewooddownie)Smalltown Boy is at The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic on January 28-31; times vary.