Simon Lipkin
- Actor and puppeteer
Press clippings
Live review: Brian & Roger - A Highly Offensive Play
Based on a podcast from Harry Peacock and Dan Skinner which sees two recently divorced men bond over their misery, you won't need to have heard a single second of it to enjoy this superb two hander.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 13th December 2021Brian and Roger at the Menier Chocolate Factory review
If your idea of a good night out at the theatre is watching two grown men dress up in ridiculous outfits while pretending to be chased by dogs, shagged by an elephant or bitten by a poisonous snake while all the while shouting at each other on mobile phones, then this is the show for you.
Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage, 3rd November 2021Brian & Roger: A Highly Offensive Play review
Despite being subtitled 'A highly offensive play', the comedy plays for shock value rather than offence.
Sonny Waheed, The Reviews Hub, 3rd November 2021Brian & Roger review
Adaptation of Harry Peacock and Dan Skinner's podcast is painfully unfunny.
Clive Davis, The Times, 2nd November 2021Brian & Roger: A Highly Offensive Play review
The misadventures of a hapless hero led astray by his false friend are funny but don't quite fill three dimensions.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd November 2021Brian & Roger: A Highly Offensive Play, Menier, review
When poo's being thrown things are getting desperate.
Sam Marlowe, i Newspaper, 2nd November 2021Brian & Roger - A Highly Offensive Play review
Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock's hit podcast Brian & Roger is given a new life on stage, but impressive theatrics don't enliven tired tropes.
Holly O'Mahony, Culture Whisper, 2nd November 2021Brian & Roger - a highly offensive play review
As its title suggests, this podcast-inspired production sometimes IS highly offensive.
Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, 2nd November 2021How Brian and Roger became a stage play
How a podcast about two sad, divorced men turned into a 'Highly Offensive' play.
Dan Skinner, The Independent, 1st November 2021