This was a very troubling play by Neil LaBute – as his plays so often are. At the Almeida, as LaBute’s plays so often are.
Here is a link to the Almeida resource on this production.
The acting was terrific but we didn’t get the same wow factor from this one as we sometimes do with LaBute.
- Michael Billington in the Guardian was a little unsure – “an intriguing therapy-session rather than a first-rate piece of drama” – click here;
- Charles Spencer in the Telegraph suggested “clunky” – click here;
- Ian Shuttleworth in the FT seems more impressed, especially with David Morrisey – click here;
- Mark Espiner in the Guardian did one of his review of reviews to allow the non-visitor to wax lyrical about this play.production – click here.
Good LaBute but not the very best LaBute was our verdict. But we were still discussing the issues deep into the weekend.