Our verdict on this one:
Had its moments.
That is not a rave review.
This production was awash with star names; Zoe Wanamaker, Simon Russell Beale, Gemma Jones, Suzanne Burden, Brendan Coyle, Matthew Macfadyen…
…directed by Howard Davies.
Here is the Theatricalia link for this play/production.
The production and talent on show was all very high quality – I don’t think the play did it for us.
It didn’t seem to please all the critics either. Nick Curtis in the Standard gave it the dreaded blob:
Battle Curtis Standard 10 Dec 1999, Fri Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Paul Taylor, in the Independent, also panned it.
Battle Taylor Independent 10 Dec 1999, Fri The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
On the other hand, Charles Spencer in the Telegraph rather liked it:
Battle Spencer Telegraph 10 Dec 1999, Fri The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
But our charitable friend, Michael Billington, awarded it a rare mediocre two stars:
Battle Billington Guardian 11 Dec 1999, Sat The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com