Brokeback Mountain

 

Brokeback Mountain, @sohoplace, 2023.

Cast: Mike Faist, Lucas Hedges, Eddi Reader, Emily Fairn, Paul Hickey, Martin Marquez, Sophie Read.

Writer: Ashley Robinson 

Songs: Dan Gillespie Sells

Director: Jonathan Butterell

I had high hopes for this for several reasons: it was based on a film I loved so much I saw it four times when it was released; Dan Gillespie Sells was responsible for Everybody's Talking about Jamie, which is surely my favourite musical of recent years; and a brand new theatre right in the centre of London (silly name though).

The fact that it took me a minute to remember it was a musical suggests that part of the production wasn't a success. And perhaps it's too late to do this - I think people have started to feel different about the film, a "gay" story told entirely by straight people is a bit tricky now. The theatre was nice though, although typically I haven't found an excuse to go back.