Big Business: How to succeed in business without really trying @swkplay
This revival of the Frank Loesser musical is as much about climbing the corporate ladder as it is about giving a fresh take on the absurdity of the office and gender roles. However, there's also a firm appreciation that this is a musical comedy. And with an energetic cast with an impeccable sense of comic timing, it's a hilarious and thought-provoking evening. It's currently playing at the Southwark Playhouse. The show comes from a parody of a self-help business book. The premise is that a lowly window washer becomes board chairman in a few weeks and gets the girl. Along the way, there are stupid bosses, sexist colleagues and nepotism. Only this time, J Pierpoint Finch is played by Gabrielle Friedman. Depending on your perspective, Finch is either the hero or the antihero of the piece, stopping at nothing in their ambition to reach the top. Here Finch is more sympathetic as the underappreciated service worker getting a lucky break and a chance to climb the corporate