Excellent
…was my single word verdict on this one.
I have tended to find Sebastian Barry plays long and wordy, but this one worked for me and encouraged back to try more of his stuff. I suppose after four plus hours of “Iceman” the previous week, this 150 minute jobbie seemed like a short sketch.
The Theatricalia entry for this play/production can be found here. What a fine gathering of cast and creatives. Sinéad Cusack got most of the plaudits. The critics loved it.
Nicholas de Jongh in The Standard:
Sligo Standard de Jongh 17 Apr 1998, Fri Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Our friend, Michael Billington, wrote a BOGOF review of Sligo and Iceman, priasing both to the rafters:
Sligo Guardian Billington 18 Apr 1998, Sat The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Susannah Clapp did similarly in The Observer:
Sligo Observer Clapp 19 Apr 1998, Sun The Observer (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com