Very good.
That was my vote…or should I say our vote?…on this excellent production of this oft-revived play.
I had seen it “back in the day” with Bobbie and Ashley Michaels…:
The National production in 1997 was more “classic” Christopher Hampton adaptation with an exceptional cast including Sir Ian, Penny Downie, Stephen Moore, Lucy Whybrow and many others, directed by Trevor Nunn. The Theatricalia entry lists them all.
Nicholas de Jongh seemed quite taken with it…just “quite”:
Enemy de Jongh Standard 22 Sep 1997, Mon Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Our friend Michael Billington found it a bit too “classic” for his taste:
Enemy Billington Guardian 22 Sep 1997, Mon The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Charles Spencer, like the others, made much of the fact that this was Trevor Nunn’s inaugural piece for the RNT. While not damning it, he does use the word “flash”:
Enemy Spencer Telegraph 22 Sep 1997, Mon The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com