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TIME OUT - London's Weekly Guide
-- Michael Griffiths

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King's Head

This new musical soufflé, set in the '20s and based on Ring Lardner's story I Can't Breathe, is appropriately enough a breathless romp from start to finish, and, like the best soufflés, it's as light as a feather and leaves a nice aftertaste. Set around the flirtations of a bright young thing and her four paramours, it's a delightfully enjoyable story of adolescent love - very amusing and tongue-in-cheek. Janet Dibley as the flapper is all arch poses and fey exaggeration, beautifully counter-balanced by Jennie Linden as her mother, wordly-wise and full of well-bred ennui. Their charming duet of discovery 'Is A Woman Too', along with the memorable 'Someone Who Knows You', are the best songs in the show; all of the songs are pleasant, they complement the action and are well performed by the excellent cast.