I remember this play warmly, as does Janie. Kika Markham put in a superb solo performance.
I’m not sure how we came across this production – possibly Newsnight Review on the TV, which we were following in those days, as I don’t think we even knew of the Chelsea Centre Theatre prior to this.
It was well received by Susannah Clapp in The Observer.
Home Body Kabul Clapp Observer 25 Jul 1999, Sun The Observer (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Rachel Haliburton in The Indy also liked it:
Kabul Haliburton Indy 31 Jul 1999, Sat The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
It seems that the thing we saw is only part of a longer Tony Kushner epic. Declan Donnellan revived the short Kika Markham element that we saw, at The Young Vic in 2002 – here is a link to Michael Billington’s review of that.
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