We are very partial to modern plays in Royal Court Theatre Upstairs and this play by Roy Williams did not disappoint.
I think this was our first sighting of a Roy Williams play – we started picking him after seeeing this.
Here’s Nicholas de Jongh in The Standard speaking quite highly of it:
Clubland de Jongh Standard 20 Jun 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Jonathan Myerson in the Independent was not so sure:
Clubland Myerson Independent 20 Jun 2001 The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Our friend, Michael Billington, suggested that this play was not as good as Roy Williams earlier material and that he needed to branch out a bit. I think he was probably right, as we really went for some of William’s later plays even more than this one, but it was good enough to get us hooked:
Clubland Billington Guardian better 23 Jun 2001 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com