It's been a while since I've seen something in London that was really fresh, and The Overcoat at the Lyric Hammersmith was a welcome relief. Based on Gogol's play, this is a funky play that consists of dialogue entirely in different languages (each player speaks a different language), and really revolves around some amazing ensemble cast movement and imagery.
Essentially the play revolves around this kid who is trying to succeed at work to win this Overcoat, while also trying to court this girl at work. I'll be honest, it did get a bit slow and repetitive in the middle, but it was just a spectacular frenzy of very creative and ingenius movement that consisted of a lot of flying and people-acting as sets, and loud noises and bright lights. Pretty durn cool.
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