Sun 20 Dec 2020 05.30 EST
All gone. And at what a moment. Last week I celebrated the flinging open of London theatres after lockdown – and looked forward to the moment when plays were not only about Christmas or Covid. This week, shows aiming to transplant audiences from the here and now burst into the bleak midwinter of the West End. Days later, theatres were closed down.
It is ironic as well as bitter that
The Comebackshould have its run cut short: its quicksilver capers pivot on the difficulty of getting an act together and put on. Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen have recently been running needle-sharp spoof zooms on Twitter, having proved that BBC Radio 4 comedy really can be funny with their show