This was a very good production of this iconic play. I had been keen to see a decent production of it and was not disappointed by the National’s effort.
I don’t think we’d heard for Michael Sheen before this production; he was excellent as Jimmy Porter and Emma Fielding was also excellent as the long-suffering Alison.
Here’s the Theatricalia link for this production.
Patrick Marmion in the Standard liked it:
Marmion Standard Anger 16 Jul 1999, Fri Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Michael Billington chose to talk about the play’s importance rather than the production we saw:
Billington Guardian Anger 17 Jul 1999, Sat The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Susannah Clapp liked it in The Observer:
Clapp Observer Anger 18 Jul 1999, Sun The Observer (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com