Posted by: BoyScoutKevin
« on: August 13, 2011, 10:58:36 PM »A play about Oliver Reed
www.brockleyjack.co.uk/brockley_jack_studio_whats_on.html
"In this blistering one-man show we invite you to join legendary hell-raiser Oliver Reed. As he knocks back a few pints he shares his incredible life story. From the boyhood excitement of learning he was a descendant of Peter the Great, through the success of Oliver!, boozy adventures with Keith Moon and disastrous chat show appearances - this was a life well lived.
But though Ollie may appear an unstoppable force of nature, this is Malta, 1999, and time is fast running out for the Wild Thing."
I am not sure about the description " this was a life well lived". A bit of a cliche ignoring how his alcoholism killed him and possibly limited his achievements.
An one-man show about Oliver Reed would work. It just depends upon how well the actor playing the role of Oliver Reed captures the essence of the man and actor that was Oliver Reed.