Second Best, Riverside Studios review: Asa Butterfield impresses on his stage debut

Review Round Up: Second Best, Riverside Studios

We round up the reviews for Barney Norris’s adaptation of David Foenkinos’s novel, running at the theatre until the 22nd February. Photograph: Hugo Glendinning The Guardian: *** “Making his stage debut, Sex Education’s Asa Butterfield whooshes the action along, moving economically between characters (his switch to playing Martin’s stepfather is all in the shoulders) and exuding a charm that is never ingratiating. Indeed, there is real finesse in…

Second Best, Riverside Studios review: Asa Butterfield impresses on his stage debut

Sex Education star Asa Butterfield makes a superb stage debut as a man haunted by the fact he was almost cast as Harry Potter as a child

Second Best – Riverside Studios - North West End UK

AdvertisementsExample Ad #1 (only visible for logged-in visitors) Asa Butterfield is immaculate in Barney Norris’ one-man tragicomedy. A mixture of playful and self-deprecating, the play, based on David Foenkino’s novel, explores the cumulative impact of childhood trauma. Martin (Butterfield), who is at the brink of fatherhood, becomes troubled by past wounds. He recounts his experiences which all ultimately stem from losing the part of a lifeti…

Second Best: Asa Butterfield as the boy who failed to bag Harry Potter role

Islington born Sex Education actor Asa Butterfield makes a brilliant stage debut in a monologue about the boy who came Second Best for the role of…

‘Second Best’ review – Asa Butterfield makes first rate stage debut as snubbed Harry Potter auditionee

Second Best, about the boy who just misses out on playing Harry Potter, features a first class performance from Sex Education’s Asa Butterfield.