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David Mitchell
David Mitchell

David Mitchell (I)

  • 50 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and presenter

Press clippings Page 16

David Mitchell: 'I see myself as a coward'

The former Peep Show star felt right at home playing a lily-livered journalist in Michael Winterbottom's film Greed. He talks about marriage, capitalism - and Armageddon.

Tim Jonze, The Guardian, 20th February 2020

Greed review

A dismally disappointing effort that lacks the nerve to really go after its targets with any gusto.

Steven Sheehan, The Digital Fix, 19th February 2020

Review: The Upstart Crow (Gielgud Theatre)

Ben Elton's comedy makes the jump from TV screens to the West End stage, starring David Mitchell.

Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage, 18th February 2020

The Upstart Crow review

The prime market for this stage version of the popular TV series will inevitably be those who are already diehard fans of the show and / or the multi-talented David Mitchell, making his belated West End debut. They will not be disappointed.

Philip Fisher, British Theatre Guide, 18th February 2020

Greed: review

Greed is crude and uneven. But it is also a very funny film about a stratum of society which deserves every opportunity to be mocked. It also focuses on a very serious issue that deserves every opportunity to be altered.

Christopher Shrimpton, The Upcoming, 18th February 2020

Upstart Crow: review

Sitcom Will's stage debut was no error of comedy.

Luke Jones, Daily Mail, 18th February 2020

Theatre review: The Upstart Crow, Gielgud Theatre, W1

Ben Elton has never been the coolest of comedians but he has always known how to craft a joke and The Upstart Crow is crammed with them. It is not just funny, it is futtocking funny.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2020

Review: Upstart Crow in the West End

With the Only Fools musical and now Upstart Crow, are sitcoms slowly taking over London's West End?

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th February 2020

Upstart Crow, Gielgud Theatre review

The script is non-stop gags, Shakespeare in-jokes and some gloriously anachronistic lines.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 18th February 2020

Upstart Crow at Gielgud Theatre review

Ben Elton's hilarious adaptation of the award-winning sitcom Upstart Crow is met with continual laughter and applause from long-standing fans and newcomers alike.

Francesca Lister-Fell, The Upcoming, 18th February 2020

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