Withnail and I review: Endlessly quotable comedy of bad manners | Theatre | Entertainment

Withnail and I review: Endlessly quotable comedy of bad manners | Theatre | Entertainment

Bruce Robinson’s cult movie about two bibulous actors staggers onto the stage 37 years late. Written in 1987 but set in 1969, it is an endlessly quotable comedy of bad manners reproduced surprisingly well in Sean Foley’s production. Running out of money and alcohol, the dissolute Withnail (Robert Sheehan) and his roommate Marwood aka ‘I’ … Read more

Withnail and I at Birmingham Rep – ‘I stayed away from rehearsals,’ says writer | Theatre | Entertainment

Withnail and I at Birmingham Rep – ‘I stayed away from rehearsals,’ says writer | Theatre | Entertainment

Original Withnail and I stars Paul McGann and Richard E Grant (Image: Arrow Films) It would be fair to say Bruce Robinson’s relationship with the first film he directed has had its ups and downs over the last four decades. Having once referred to Withnail & I as being “stuck to me like a colostomy … Read more