REVIEW: Moonlight and Magnolias at The Watermill Theatre

The Watermill’s current production, Moonlight and Magnolias, bursts with energy from start to “end credits”.

Writer Ron Hutchinson’s interpretation of what happened during the re-writing of the screenplay for Gone With the Wind makes for a great night out. 

You really don’t need to have seen the iconic film to enjoy this play- I hadn't seen it. To some extent I feel I don’t need to see Gone With the Wind at all having seen this, but it has made me want to see it.

I often dislike farce, but in this slick, fabulous looking, excellently written, acted and directed play it absolutely works- right down to the perfectly choreographed slapping scene.

The Watermill has never produced anything that I didn’t like, but this one is in the must see category. Don’t miss it!

Moonlight and Magnolias runs at The Watermill Theatre near Newbury until Saturday June 11th.

Photo by Mike Eddowes.