Bloody Difficult Women

I enjoyed this show, but I like to get a different perspective on stories that are so familiar, or else learn something new - neither of which were there for me here. That said, if you like politics, then see this.

An enthralling production of political reality. Performed well by six actors all demonstrating their own qualities. Clever use of backdrop and enjoyable inside view of the power game.

Completely absorbing. Much mention has been made of the repulsive Paul Dacre, who was played with great panache. But all the characters were played wonderfully, not least Theresa May; so old school and out of her depth, one could almost (but remembering her policies as Home Secretary perhaps not quite) feel sorry for her. Recommend 100%.

Wonderful play and i think i am correct in writing that all that was mentioned on stage was pretty much what was said by the participants in real life.

I just wish that those who had known what a slippery and dishonest politician Johnson was, had used that knowledge to neuter him before allowing him and his ilk the reins of power.

Re the language by Dacre, i again believe this is how he genuinely speaks...Mind you if i ever have the misfortune to come across a discarded Daily Mail i do tend to speak in a very similar fashion.

Excellent play very well written and acted out. I feel sure that it’s largely factual and that really worries me! Particularly the apparent influence of Paul Dacre. What a sad and divisive individual. Go watch.

I think the actors show have had microphones. I had to strain to hear most of the times. It was an interesting play however.

Very good show, as a political nerd I really enjoyed it! I liked the fact that it was more complex than Gina Miller all good, and Theresa May all bad - the nuances of the female characters' positions were I think well brought out. I agree with the comments that some of Paul Dacre's swearing could have been cut out.

We loved this. The characters were really well portrayed. Paul Dacre, in particular, seemed perfect. Really enjoyed it
5*

A timely reminder of a stormy UK political period with high tensions . Foul mouthed Dacre vs the Judiciary is one of the battles brought out . Well worth seeing

The venue is nice, easily accessible, spacious, with goodline at the performance. The actors are talented, wonderful, and seasoned with a good handle on the material, and do not disappoint across the play. I aprticularly liked the set, as well. It was smart and challanging - as one act closed the performer(s) did not go off stage, but remained rpesent in the shadows.

What I did not quite like was the play itself - it was a bit shallow approach to the material and so clearly written from a male perspective that it really missed to seize the opportunity to provide a truly critical perspective on the events at hand.

It starts out promising, setting the framing by an intersecting introduction of the two female protagonists only to lower itself to tropes and another male dominated performance showing little more than what anyone could have seen or read in the papers.

Finally, and I am no stranger to using expletives frequently, nor is it a critique of the actor whom I thought to be quite good - to create a character whose lines primarily consist of the two words fu#& and cu%* is just lazy writing.

If you expect to learn anything through this play, you will be disappointed but it truly is a wonderful performance acorss the board.

The story of Gina Miller's battle to force a stubborn Theresa May to get Parliament to debate triggering Article 50.
The main characters (Theresa May, Gina Miller, and Paul Dacre editor of the Daily Mail) clash in excellent performances.
The script, set and performances were all excellent even if, only a few years later, we've forgotten what the fuss was about. ****

Enjoyed the show, although I also struggled a bit with the volume and diction, and I was sitting near the front. We could have done with a few less swearies from Paul Dacre. After the first fifty or so fs we got the point. Worth seeing despite my minor criticisms.

Though this play covers events we are all familiar with, it gave a lot of emotional context to the push and pull the of the post-referendum events. Trying to put the square Brexit promise pegs in all the round Reality holes was a disaster we are living through even now. To watch how two women of similar strenghty of character but of clashing views may have dealt with events behind closed doors made both of them seem slightly more sympathetic. The portrayal of the Mail's portrayal of Paul Dacre was as slimy and repulsive as I've imagined him to be. The writing is snappy and fast moving, the acting is first rate. Highly recommmended.

Enjoyed the show ,but couldn’t hear all of it due to poor diction. Please be clearer

This was excellent, but beware, lots of swearing!