Mail on Sunday is sure:
“Damian Lewis steals the show”
Express.co.uk thinks:
“Lewis is magnificent”
and Guardian/Observer Culture is confident:
“Damian Lewis is a real revelation”
Teach is the driver of the play and Lewis milks him for all he’s worth
Damian Lewis shows acting masterclass”
“incredible performances”
“Damian Lewis has bravura”
“Standing ovations are well deserved”
“Damian Lewis is outstanding”
“First class acting”
“What a great play”
“a superb cast being superb”
“Lewis Goodman and Sturridge are electric together”
Damian Lewis stole the show. Oozing seventies sleaze with a flared burgundy suit, handlebar ‘tache and sideburns, he masters the gift of the gab. As the charismatic but usurping Teach he had not just the characters but the audience eating out his hand. And for all the flashiness, Lewis also reveals underlying insecurities. All the insidious self-promotion and confidence in talking down others is offset by a deep discontentment, conveyed in a rare moment of wordlessness and flash of frenzied action.
Damian Lewis has all the swagger and stage presence that you imagine. His natural comic tendencies provide many of the nights laughs, and he’s enigmatic to watch.
“impeccable timing delivery from Damian Lewis”
“acting masterclass is an understatement”
“fantastic funny script with three amazing actors”
“Damian Lewis wrapped us around his little finger..great performance”
“fab performances and breathtaking set”
“American Buffalo is an amazing piece of theatre with three exceptional actors
Teach is the more showy role but Damian Lewis avoids the temptation for flashy, fast-talking virtuosity and instead excellently pins down the man’s neediness. Lewis paces the junk-shop as if it were his private terrain, trashes everyone he refers to and resorts to panic-stricken violence. But there is a key moment when Teach is asked to justify his lofty pronouncements on life and replies: “My life, Jim. And the way I’ve lived it.” At that point, Lewis gives us a terrifying glimpse of the character’s awareness of his own hollowness.
PHENOMENAL
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