Somehow Janie and I missed this one when it ran at The National a couple of years earlier – I guess we were kinda busy back then. Anyway, we resolved to see the first revival of Skylight at the National, with Bill Nighy and Stella Gonet picking up the leading parts this time around.
We were not disappointed, but I did manage to mislay the programme. Theatricalia is not much help for this revival.
My log suggests that
It was very good indeed. We saw it wherever it transferred after the RNT
Janie’s diary suggests that she (unusually) did all the booking for this one (perhaps she was keener than me) so I can report that she/we paid £25 per ticket to sit in Row D 9 & 10 of the Vaudeville Theatre – this sort of detail would not be found in my diary, which simply says “Skylight 8.00”.
David Benedict in The Indy had this to say about the transfer – broadly positive I think – making it plain that Nighy & Gonet is a very different casting to Michael Gambon & Lia Williams.
Skylight Benedict Indy 05 Jul 1997, Sat The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Nick Curtis in The Standard had this positive stuff to say:
Skylight Curtis Standard 01 Jul 1997, Tue Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Charles Spencer in The Telegraph also wrote very highly of it:
Skylight Spencer Telegraph 02 Jul 1997, Wed The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com