A Pupil by Jesse Briton at Park Theatre, London | Review
(L-R) Flora Spencer-Longhurst (Simona) and Lucy Sheen (Ye) in A Pupil – Park Theatre. Photography by Meurig Marshall What is greatness? Shakespeare addressed this question in Twelfth Night with his famous line “ Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them ”. The one aspect that is not looked at here is whether or not greatness can be taught, and if so, what does it take to get from good to great? And, maybe more importantly, why would you want to make that transition? All of this and more is explored in Jesse Briton’s new play A Pupil which is having its world premiere at Park Theatre. In a rough old bedsit, Ye (Lucy Sheen) is contemplating something from which there is no return. Tired, stuck in a wheelchair she is reaching for the pills and the bottle, as a way out of all of her problems. However, her friend and landlady – a well-intentioned, interfering, evangelical Christian by the name of Mary (Melanie Marsh...