Diary of a Madman

Gogol's short story Diary of a Madman adapted for the stage. This is a play about an individual's descent into madness brought to life by a brilliant trio of actor David Bromley director Scott Le Crass and author Howard Colyer. But what makes the play interesting is that Gogol's protagonist defies the literary mould: he has a condition usually reserved for tormented kings and ladies imprisoned in the attic. Rather than being ordinary he is 'extraordinary' a term peppering Howard Colyer's script. Through Poprishchin Gogol portrays his contempt for government and bureaucracy and allows this lowly civil servant to become a leader...at least in his own mind. Emma Slater London Theatre reviewing the production at the Jack Studio.