Light by Complicité, Almeida Theatre, 28 October 2000

We gave this a one word review in my log:

Superb.

Janie and I had been big fans of Complicité, having cemented our getting started together at Street Of Crocodiles, some eight years earlier:

Still, we were prepared to admit that Complicité had missed if it missed – but this one was very much to our taste.

Here is a link to the Theatricalia entry.

We saw a preview of a short run that apparently was sold out on application.

Light Standard Light Standard 26 Oct 2000 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

It seems that Mnemonic, the year before, which we also rated superb, had really turned Complicité into a thing.

Paul Taylor in The Independent rated it highly, but not as highly as he rated Mnemonic:

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Our friend, Michael Billington, similarly was less impressed with this one than he had been with earlier Complicité pieces.

Light Billington Guardian Light Billington Guardian 1 Nov 2000 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Dominic Cavendish in The Telegraph agreed with us:

Light Cavendish Telegraph Light Cavendish Telegraph 2 Nov 2000 The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com