Tag: Diana Rigg

Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones, Cottesloe Theatre, 4 August 2001

Image borrowed from Amazon where you can buy the play text.

We saw a preview of this one – I think the second preview.

Janie was super excited at the thought of it. She wrote “Simon Russell Beale & Diana Rigg” in her diary ahead of time. Our verdict:

Not as good as we’d hoped. Super set.

Here’s the Theatricalia entry for this star-studded affair.

Our friend, Michael Billington, had his doubts about it too:

Humble Guardian Billington Humble Guardian Billington 10 Aug 2001 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Rachel Halliburton in The Standard seemed more keen, but not wild about it.

Humble Halliburton Standard Humble Halliburton Standard 10 Aug 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

While Kate Kellaway in The Observer loved it:

Humble Observer Kellaway Humble Observer Kellaway 12 Aug 2001 The Observer (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Go figure.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, Aldwych Theatre, 14 December 1996

This was a wonderful production of “Virginia Woolf” which lives long in my and Janie’s memories.

Superb production

…was my comment in the log.

Here is the Theatricalia entry for this production.

Diana Rigg, David Suchet, Lloyd Owen and Clare Holman, with Howard Davies directing. Need I say more?

Paul Taylor in The Independent liked it:

Who's Afraid Taylor IndependentWho’s Afraid Taylor Independent 27 Sep 1996, Fri The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Michael Billington was full of it:

Who's Afraid Billington GuardianWho’s Afraid Billington Guardian 28 Sep 1996, Sat The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Michael Coveney in The Observer liked it too:

Who's Afraid Coveney ObserverWho’s Afraid Coveney Observer 29 Sep 1996, Sun The Observer (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

The following clip from The Evening Standard includes Nicholas de Jongh’s review and a review of reviews:

Who's Afraid StandardWho’s Afraid Standard 26 Sep 1996, Thu Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com