When The Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell, Almeida Theatre, 30 May 2009

Very interesting play, this one.

Lots going on, mostly in Australia, spanning eighty years. We saw this play before the Ashes started, so did not breach our “Aussie abstinence vow” during the Ashes, I’m pleased to report.

Andrew Bovell is a very good playwright; worth looking out for. Excellent cast and production too.

Here is the OfficialLondonTheatre.co.uk stub on this play/production.

• Michael Billington in The Guardian loved it;
• Charles Spencer in The Telegraph, also four stars, said “not easy but gripping”;
• Michael Coveney in The Independent found it gloomy and heavy-handed;
• Philip Fisher in British Theatre Guide was left weary but very much affected.