My Romantic History, Bush Theatre

Terrific Edinburgh comedy hit about relationships wows London

by Aleks SierzMonday, 25 October 2010

Office romance: Iain Robertson in 'My Romantic History'Robert Day

Let's face it, the rom-com has an image problem. Too often, this genre is tainted by either sugar-sweet sentimentality or crashing cliché, or both. Often, there’s something more than a little oppressive about the whole idea of romance, as if love’s natural idealism is too weak to withstand a cold dose of reality. But there are exceptions. And this show is one of them. It’s great to be able to welcome D C Jackson’s new play, which he calls a “non-rom-com”, and which arrives in London having first enjoyed a successful outing at the Edinburgh Festival in August.

Sparkling with witty dialogue and constant narrative musings, it dashes along, flinging out ideas and one-liners like an alcohol-fuelled singleton out on the lash

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