#james doherty

I've been putting off watching this because I wasn't ready to say goodbye yet, and I was right to do so. As always, this show can take you from laughing out loud to ugly crying in the span of a few seconds, and sometimes both at the same time. The second half gets particularly dramatic, with a finale that broke my heart in pieces, serving as a harrowing love letter to a specific character/person. But don't worry: there are plenty of laughs to be found throughout these final six episodes. It's honestly impressive how fast the show and its characters burrow into your heart, despite having only eighteen 30-minute episodes; a true testament to the talents of Jack Rooke, Jim Archer and the cast. I will be missing Big Boys with all my soul.

Ireland

Wow, this show is really good. There's only 12 episodes (for now), but it manages to include a lot of brilliant moments in such a short time. It's a great portrayal of those years where you finally start to find yourself and become the person you truly want to be. And its exploration of themes like queerness and mental health is hilarious, but also realistic and heartwarming. I do wish the episodes were longer, so that we could see more of the characters building their bond early on, but the excellent cast more than makes up for that. Jon Pointing does a particularly superb job: his beautiful performance is both riotously funny and achingly sad. So yeah, Big Boys was a very pleasant surprise and I'll be looking forward to future seasons.

Ireland

Ireland

Das war es dann auch schon mit den heiteren Sachen. Begaben uns ins National Theatre, wo sie wieder London Road spielen, das hochinteressante, aber extrem fordernde Musical über eine Mordserie an Prostituierten in Ipswych, das bereits in dem Zusammenhang, daß wir 2011/12 keine Karten bekommen, dafür aber immer wieder die Verfilmung angeschaut haben (siehe hier) vorkam. Als Film ist es etwas nahbarer, das Theaterstück ist abstrakter und kunstvoller, dafür entwickeln die hängenden Blümentöpfe mit Gardenien, Petunien und Dings als Theaterzauber eine ganz andere Wirkung als Blumentöpfe im Film.

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