There's criticism of the scenery, or lack thereof in most of the the reviews which makes me more surprised that the costume isn't equally criticised. On the one hand he isn't weari? Anyway!):
She could be running the Queen Vic.
And as a poster rightly pointed out just up thread, the transformation to Pat Butcher, etc. Judgement around the costume - and makeup - was lacking although I've seen a photo of him doing it in NYC where he was wearing a similar jacket and fishnets so the shiny trousers are definitely an improvement.
Maybe he thought that he was good enough to join Andrew Scott (Uncle Vanya) and Sarah Snook (Dorian Gray), both of whom absolutely wowed audiences and reviewers alike. I was really sad that I couldn't get to see Sarah Snook's performance because it sounded absolutely amazing with great scenery and effects to boot. Alas, he was wrong. He isn't very good at being a politician but I'd argue he's better at that - and he's bad at it - than he is at the old acting thing. It's sad that his ego is so huge that he can't or refuses to see his lack of ability at everything that isn't running marathons or comedy. Like the reviewers, I was a HUGE fan in the 90s. I thought he was a comedy genius. I literally came close to wetting myself at one of his gigs. His trans entitlement and his ego telling him that anyone who doesn't bow at his feet is a transphobe have ruined him and made people laugh at him for all the wrong reasons. I almost feel sorry for him.