We adjudged the event:
Triple bill proved a bit much for us that night!!
Both of us had really busy weeks in the run up to this Friday night at the theatre, with Janie taking patients early and late that week. In my case, as well as many client meetings, a very late night for me the previous evening due to the traditional Children’s Society v Z/Yen cricket match in Regents Park:
Harold Pinter would have understood.
I had seen Mountain Language before – a most memorable production in 1988 with Michael Gambon, Eileen Atkins, Tony Haygarth and Miranda Richardson, directed by harold himself..
Returning to 2001, our friend Michael Billington reviewed Alive From Palestine, but not the triple bill, giving me the sense that the piece might have had a greater effect on us had it not been preceded by the two Pinter pieces.
Alive Guardian Billington 30 Jun 2001 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Rachel Halliburton in the Standard raved about the brace of Pinter plays, while remaining silent on the Palestinian play:
Ashes Standard Halliburton 27 Jun 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
To be fair, she reviewed the Pinter double bill ahead of the short late night run of the third play started. And at least The Standard had the good manners to trail the Alive From Palestine one:
Alive Standard preview 21 Jun 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Charles Spencer in the Telegraph absolutely hated the Pinter and was utterly silent about the Palestinian play:
Ashes Telegraph Spencer 28 Jun 2001 The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com