Simon Bird (I)
- 40 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, producer and executive producer
Press clippings Page 12
The Philanthropist review
A strange play to unearth now.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist review
The Philanthropist was written when Christopher Hampton was only 23 - and here gets a revival that for once casts actors in their late-twenties, early-thirties, as intended. But it's not revelatory: these academics act like old fogeys who sleep about a bit.
Holly Williams, What's On Stage, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist review
The Philanthropist veers wildly between comedy, tragedy and tragi-comedy. The audience never knows where a pithy line, death, infidelity and betrayal will spring from next. It might be a comedy, but don't expect big laughs.
Frances Taylor, Radio Times, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist, theatre review
TV stars look ill at ease in this woeful dud. This pricey West End play feels like a misconceived venture.
Henry Hitchins, Evening Standard, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist review
Simon Bird and Lily Cole are a treat in this pungent tragi-comedy.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 20th April 2017The Philanthropist review
While there's a measure of wit to Christopher Hampton's 1969 play The Philanthropist, Simon Callow's production conspires to hide it.
Natasha Tripney, The Stage, 20th April 2017Inbetweeners star Simon Bird on the planned reboot
Bird, aka Will McKenzie, tells RadioTimes.com that without the original writers, it just wouldn't be The Inbetweeners.
Frances Taylor, Radio Times, 31st March 2017Simon Bird interview
'16 weeks in the West End... I feel absolutely terrified'. Having struck sitcom gold twice playing callow youths, the Inbetweeners star is preparing for a thirtysomething crisis on stage - and he's recenty become a dad.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 26th March 2017Top cast announced for The Philanthropist comedy play
Matt Berry, Simon Bird, Lily Cole, Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Rosenthal will star in a new version of The Philanthropist at Trafalgar Studios, directed by Simon Callow.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd February 2017Watching unPC sitcoms should be part of the curriculum
The BBC's remakes of Till Death Us Do Part and Are You Being Served? are only to be appreciated through the filter of irony. But things like It Ain't Half Hot Mum weren't malicious.
James Delingpole, The Spectator, 1st September 2016