News

We’ve been talking to you lots recently about Jigsy’s triumphant return to TFT later this month, because we’re really looking forward to seeing it! But now it’s time for someone else to tell you why it’s a really fantastic play…

“very funny, very warm, very thoughtful” Whatsonstage.com * * * * *
Read the full review

“…in Jigsy [Les Dennis] has a play that fits him like a glove.” Ian Shuttleworth, Financial Times * * * *
Read the full review

“Dennis creates a rare intimacy with his audience and convincingly handles the emotional depth-charges lurking in the story… something of a revelation” Exeunt * * * *
Read the full review

“Tony Staveacre’s script references Billy Bennett, Eddie Flanagan, Ken Dodd and Tommy Cooper, all brought vividly to life through bravura impersonations that earn big laughs. Dennis inhabits his veteran entertainer with brio, shuffling wearily about the stage with flushed red cheeks as he delivers zinging one-liners laced with nostalgia. Eyes down for a full house of tour-de-force performance and cracking script.” Metro * * * *

“Jigsy hits the funny bones and tugs at the heartstrings. Dennis is fantastically on form and its great to see him back doing what he does best. Jigsy is a heartfelt and poignant show, well worth a watch.” The Good Review * * * *

“A seasoned performer such as Dennis would always have the audience in the palm of his hand, but Staveacre’s script makes this more than a collection of jokes: It is a well-constructed solo play, with a character one can’t help loving.” BroadwayBaby.com * * * *
Read the full review

“The set for ‘Jigsy’ is a beautifully detailed naturalistic backstage scene, and designer Harriet de Winton deserves a special mention.” BroadwayBaby.com * * * *
Read the full review

“Les Dennis nails the role with a performance that is wistful, compassionate and impeccably timed.” Thom Dibdin, The Stage Edinburgh
Read the full review

“…Dennis transforms himself completely into the eponymous Jigsy, in this funny, touching, nostalgic show.” The List
Read the full review

“(Les Dennis) spends the evening reminiscing about comedy and comedians in a love letter to an era soon to be forgotten.”
“The script…is delivered with panache by Dennis who gives an entertaining performance that brings the audience into fits of laughter throughout.”
The Public Reviews
Read the full review

“His timing is spot on in the play’s well-worn gags, and he has the audience transfixed with his tales of comedians long gone.” FestMag
Read the full review

“[Les Dennis is] excellent in this role…a tragicomic love letter to a halcyon age of British comedy” The Scotsman
Read the full review

Find out more about Jigsy