Mr Foote's Other Leg (NHB Modern Plays) - Softcover

Utterly engaging and marvellously entertaining. --Telegraph

A rambunctious, raucous ride of a play, galloping through the history of the time with a twinkle in its eye. It's a love-letter to Eighteenth century London --whatsonstage.com

Very, very funny... for a play with so many laughs, it also brims with insight and fascinating observations about culture and politics, both personal and public. --British Theatre Guide

Witty and engaging... perceptive and humane, capable of moments of real tenderness, a celebration of the strange electricity of theatre. --The Stage

A lost marvel brought back to life... full of energy, mischief and leering exuberance... A ripely entertaining portrait of an eccentric, forgotten celebrity and the scandalous allure of the stage. --Evening Standard

In Georgian London no one is more famous than Samuel Foote. Satirist, impressionist and dangerous comedian, friend of David Garrick and Dr Johnson, he is a bona fide celebrity in an age obsessed with fame. He even has the ear of the King. But when Foote finds himself at the centre of a media storm - and under the surgeon's knife - there's only one question on everyone's lips: does fame make you mad? Based on Ian Kelly's award-winning biography, Mr Foote's Other Leg is a riotously funny play exploring our obsession with celebrities, through the true story of the Oscar Wilde of the eighteenth century. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre in September 2015, in a production directed by Richard Eyre and featuring Simon Russell Beale as Foote.