The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Reviews

Al from London, England

DREARY

Couldn't stand any more than the first half. Dreary boring and poor sound quality.

Anne Daniel from The Marlowe Canterbury ,

AWFUL

Totally wooden acting .Very poor sound, dialogue pitiful. Scenery, what scenery? Same set whole time. What a total waste of money and time. We left at the interval as did others

M&S from Nottingham

LEFT AT THE INTERVAL

Saw this production in Feb 2023 at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham. With ticket sales based on the success of the movie, there was an expectation that the plot and energy from the movie would be mirrored. It didn't. Some characters differed from the movie and key set up plots missed (e.g. the background to the importance of the call centre scene). The script was lame and laboured and no conviction from the actors. The delivery of the script was quite wooden (quite surprising, given the cast). Ironically the best/most energetic performances were from the lesser known actors. Given the experience of many of the actors, we were surprised that it was difficult to hear every line and noticed that many of Paul Nicholas’s lines were delivered with his back to the audience. Struggling to maintain interest or stay awake, we left at the interval. A woeful script, production and performance. We wish we'd read these reviews before booking but it is reassuring to know that we are not alone.

Mike H from Birmingham Alexandra , England

OH DEAR! THE WORST MARIGOLD HOTEL.

Some big names try to breathe life into an awful, dull script. Sadly, we gave up half way through the second act. At least we lasted that long, many of the cast had given up before the play started.

Mary Surridge from Birmingham,

INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING AND POOR

This was the most disappointing play I have seen. Having thoroughly enjoyed the film, I was excited to see how the writers and production company would translate the joyous, and rich, vibrant colour and culture of India - and responses to it of the different characters in the play.. But alas, they failed in every sense. The acting was slow and wooden, with actors 'slowly 'delivering' some very outdated inappropriate, 1950s-like 'jokes'. The characters were not believable and we were not introduced to the complex and various reasons they decided to make the journey - nor how they responded to the change of culture, The set in the first act was dark and more reminiscent of a gothic dungeon than a light-filled, if dilapidated, sunny Indian Palace, I am 75 years old and , while I identify with some of the characters in the film, I could not identify with any of these. I left in the interval because I could not bear to waste another hour of my life watching such a poor performance.

Sana Begum from Birmingham,

HORROR AT BEST

We nodded off in the first 5 minutes. As did most of my row. Having brought tickets for a friend as we absolutely adored the movie we came with high expectations. None were met. Given the vibrancy of the movie, the context, culture and location you would have expected more colour, music and drama but in all honesty there is more life in a funeral parlor compared to this. The dark dingy Gothic background made me think of a horror/thriller. The actors looked almost uncomfortable at times delivering their lines. It was painful to watch. The jokes were cringy, sexist and ageist and had no bearing with the movie. There was no character development or feeling the heart warming emotions that you get from the movie. The only emotion I felt was panic that I would have to stay another hour after the interval. But life is too short so my friend and I decided to make a quick exit at the interval. Best decision ever!

Pauline Cooper from Wolverhampton

DIRE

Absolutely awful, wooden acting, couldn’t wait for the interval to escape. Jokes were outdated and not funny, the actors were going through the motions with no conviction, wish I’d read the reviews and not gone, wasted an hour of my life and worst play I’ve seen in 50 years of theatre.

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