American Psycho review, Almeida Theatre – The grimmest musical to darken London’s stages in years returns with aplomb
Cristiana Gigina
Rupert Goold’s slick and shiny take on Bret Easton Ellis’s disturbing satire returns to the stage after more than a decade Two bloodied female bodies are draped over a sofa, their elegantly stockinged legs twitching disconcertingly to a pulsing electronic score. It's a crime scene, but it feels jarringly stylish – like a fashion show in an abattoir. And that cognitive dissonance is typical of the grimmest musical to darken London's stages in years. Studded with retro numbers by Duncan Sheik (
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