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The Man in the White Suit review " Stephen Mangan reinvents Ealing boffin by Michael Billington

Wyndham's theatre, London With fart jokes and skiffle songs, this Sean Foley adaptation ditches the innocence of the 1950s capitalist comedy, but has plenty of drive This is Sean Foley's version of a beloved movie that depicted a stagnant Britain in which capital and labour unite to thwart innovation. What was once a deliciously subversive Ealing comedy has, however, now become a riotously busy squealing farce. It's …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM on October 9, 2019

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