One Was Nude and One Wore Tails at the Hen and Chickens Theatre
https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/168679/one-was-nude-and-one-wore-tails-at-the-hen-and-chickens-theatre/ ONE WAS NUDE and ONE WORE TAILS Ever hear the expression, “ Too clever for his/her/their own good ”? Usually applied to people, it’s not necessarily seen as a compliment. Having now seen One Was Nude and One Wore Tails at the Hen and Chickens Theatre, I’m now going to say this about playwright Dario Fo. The play itself seems to be split into three distinct parts. The first is an introductory song by a group of road sweepers who sing of their lives and their jobs. Part 2, if you will, is a philosophical discussion between two of the road sweepers (Nicholas Bright and Brian Eastty). The road sweepers are not named but let’s just say Road Sweeper 1 is a little intellectually and linguistically challenged when compared to Road Sweeper 2. No 2, has an interesting take on life and particularly the importance of being unimportant so comes up with philosophical gems such...