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‘The Constituent’ Review: James Corden Impresses in Timely but Contrived Political Play
James Corden returns to the British stage in 'The Constituent,' a contrived look at between a member of parliament and an angry voter
Sadly, the same is true of the two leads in Joe Penhall’s contrived, adversarial three-hander about confrontations between a local opposition MP (member of parliament) and her angry constituent. Director Matthew Warchus (“Matilda – The Musical”) opts for a naturalistic traverse staging to underline the oppositional forces at play across Rob Howell’s single open office set. Maxwell Martin tries to keep a lid on her impatience but is compromised by her wish to be understanding and helpful to a constituent who is spiralling into crisis with an appearance looming in a family court over visiting rights to his children.
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