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3.8 13 reviews from 13 verified reviews- Starring: Stephen Merchant, Steffan Rhodri
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Stephen Merchant, Steffan Rhodri
The Mentalists – Deep, dark and madly funny
It's exciting news! The popular BAFTA Award winning writer, comedian, director and actor Stephen Merchant is set to star in his first ever “proper” acting role at the Wyndham's theatre in summer 2015, reviving Richard Bean’s superb play, The Mentalists.
It's directed by the talented Abbey Wright, a name to watch, and she'll ably lead Merchant in his stage début at the Wyndham’s for a limited season from 3rd July 2015 to late September the same year.
The Mentalists - The story
The play itself was first produced in 2002 at the National Theatre. It tells the tale of two men, both holed up in a shabby Finsbury Park hotel, forced to acknowledge the dark side of their very odd relationship. But things soon start to go pear shaped because of the increasing pressure of the mens' eccentricities.
The end result is a genuinely funny and touching story examining the nature of friendship and what happens when utopian visions go wrong.
Merchant is delighted about his West End début, commenting: “I’m going to be in a West End play. A hilarious, darkly poignant Richard Bean play no less. Come and see me and Steffan Rhodri doing proper acting in The Mentalists this summer.”
Proper acting indeed. Merchant doesn't do himself justice, being a hugely talented and versatile entertainer and one of the nation's best-loved funny men. He kicked off his career as a stand-up comic before becoming the co-writer / co-director of the hugely successful BBC comedy The Office, together with Ricky Gervais. And he's been heavily involved with smash hit funnies Extras, Life’s Too Short and An Idiot Abroad as well as various prominent film and TV roles, namely I Give It A Year, Hot Fuzz and the US sitcom Modern Family.
Co-star Rhodri is equally well known, having starred as Dave Coaches in BBC’s Gavin And Stacey, in the movie Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Under Milk Wood and Channel 4’s brilliant gay comedy, Cucumber. He's also a seasoned stage player, appearing in Posh, Absent Friends, Clybourne Park and an Olivier nominated production of Abigail’s Party.
As the playwright Richard Bean commented in The Guardian, “The central concerns of the play are even more relevant in an election year than when I wrote it. Factors like the perceived decline of social values and how this can result in the rise of fringe parties and a very personal view of politics fascinate me; but the real humour of the piece comes from Ted and Morrie's friendship, their reliance on each other and how they deal with their frustrations as working men battling against the world.”
The Mentalists theatre tickets – A brilliantly dark two-handed comedy
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All reviews are from customers who have been invited to leave a review just after seeing The Mentalists.
Please note the reviews below are from an old production of The Mentalists.
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Funny, sad, emotionalA Reviewed on 30 August 2015 by Anne
Corby, United Kingdom
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Good way to spend a hour and 45 !Easy theatre to find-staff were all chatty and welcoming.Nice and cool in theatre on a very hot day. The two actors complemented each other and had a good rapport. First half flew by! The ladies toilet near the stalls were tiny, only two cubicles and weren't flushing so suggest you avoid them.Show was funny - didn't really like the joke at the expense of Scots,did enjoy jokes about Guardian readers though!Would recommend this show
S Reviewed on 16 August 2015 by Susan
Bo'ness, United Kingdom
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Very funnyGood plot with some of great one liners, keeps changing your assumptions on where the story is going. Not suitable for younger teenagers and kids due to language.
G Reviewed on 10 August 2015 by Gerald
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
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Very very funny!T Reviewed on 09 August 2015 by Tracey
High Wycombe, United Kingdom
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Would be good at a local theater. Not sure about the west end...J Reviewed on 31 July 2015 by Jo
Morden, United Kingdom
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The BestFantastic and funny as hell, Steven is such a fantastic actor you were completely immersed in the play and Steffan was brilliant too, this was the first time seeing him, one set two actors it works, no need for anyone else to join in two just fantastically pulled it off.
K Reviewed on 30 July 2015 by K
Norwich, United Kingdom
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The MentalistsAfter reading some recent reviews of the production we were expecting the worse! We came away pleasantly surprised - the show was good, not spectacular, not flashy but good. An three star play that lived up to its billing. Not the best we have seen but certainly not the worst.
J Reviewed on 27 July 2015 by Jenny
Banbury, United Kingdom
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Very enjoyable, great performances of two unique characters.The chemistry was perfect between the two characters. I enjoyed their performance and piecing together some of the more subtle narrative, giving the history of the two men as they grew up, which was actually sad, but very funny. I would have liked to see Stephen Merchant perform more physical comedy, which he does so well. Though the set was limiting and his frustration and passions were portrayed very well in the space through his mental demise, showing his physical crazy too! It's a fun watch & it got even better in the second half. Definately recommend. Bravissimo!
A Reviewed on 09 July 2015 by Anna
Saffron Walden, United Kingdom
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Heart-breaking comedy!Engaging characters with a shared past that builds to a fabulous end like all good comedy!
D Reviewed on 07 July 2015 by David
Arbuthnott, United Kingdom
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The first act was fluffed by Steve Merchant forgetting his lines but by the second half he pulled it together and it was enjoyable
C Reviewed on 07 July 2015 by Charlotte
Richmond, Australia
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Meditation on modern masculinity?It's a bit of a head-scratcher this one - what's it really about? Superficially an old fashioned murder mystery, ostensibly a critique of psychoanalysis (hence the title), yet that seems only a peg to hang it on. Two men arrive in a hotel room (where they spend both acts, rather claustrophobically) and set about filming a diatribe by one of them against society's moral collapse, while the other appears to be a champion of exactly that. Act 2 springs several surprises and while 20 years old, the play still seems relevant, even if Richard Bean perhaps attempts to weave together too many disparate themes.
A Reviewed on 05 July 2015 by Andrew
London, United Kingdom
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