The Cosmonaut’s Last Message To The Woman He Once Loved In The Former Soviet Union by David Greig, Lyric Studio, Followed By Dinner At Grano, 10 May 1999

A rare visit to the theatre by me and Janie on a Monday evening. We had chosen to take a week off work; partly for culture and partly, in Janie’s case, I think to spend time with Phillie and her medical stuff. We had little opportunity to go away properly around that time, so it made sense to take a bit of time.

But this play/production was a waste of time for us.

It was doing very little for us, so we left at half time to enjoy a longer session over a super meal at Grano.

One of Vicky Featherstone’s earlier efforts at directing.

Nicholas de Jongh did not rate it highly:

Cosmonaut Standard de JonghCosmonaut Standard de Jongh 14 May 1999, Fri Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

I don’t think Susannah Clapp in The Observer was too impressed either:

Cosmonaut Clapp ObserverCosmonaut Clapp Observer 16 May 1999, Sun The Observer (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Like a spacecraft that has lost its bearings…I’m sue you get my drift.

Grano Restaurant in Chiswick was something special. New in 1998, award-winning “best Italian Restaurant in London” in 1999. We had a super meal there. Sadly, now gone.