Tag: Edward Hughes

The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, Donmar Warehouse, 6 October 2001

Superb.

Our single word verdict sums up how we felt about this production.

Top notch cast: Penelope Wilton, David Calder, and Matthew Marsh; ably supported by Alibe Parsons, Christian Dixon, Brid Brennan, Edward Hughes, Michael Hadley, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Peter Guinness. Directed by Marianne Elliott. Here is a link to the Theatricalia entry for this one.

Charles Spencer, while admitting that this is not his sort of play, spoke very highly of the production:

Foxes Spencer Telegraph Foxes Spencer Telegraph 12 Oct 2001 The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Nicholas de Jongh also gave it a very good review:

Foxes de Jongh Standard Foxes de Jongh Standard 11 Oct 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Our friend Michael Billington also liked it a lot.

Foxes Billington Guardian Foxes Billington Guardian 11 Oct 2001 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

You see? Superb. That’s what I said.

Marriage Play & Finding The Sun by Edward Albee, Cottesloe Theatre, 5 May 2001

Janie and I have a very clear memory of the opening of Marriage Play, in which Bill Paterson’s character, Jack, repeatedly taunts his wife, played by Sheila Gish, with the phrase “I’m leaving you”. It’s a bit “Who’s Afraid…” meets “Dances of Death”, I suppose. But we both recall really enjoying Marriage Play, while we thought a lot less of the second half’s short play, Finding The Sun.

What did the critics think?

Our friend, Michael Billington, was not wild about the evening as a whole, much preferring Marriage Play:

Marriage Billington Guardian Marriage Billington Guardian 9 May 2001 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Charles Spencer seems to have seen it similarly, while gushing even more about Sheila Gish and Bill Paterson.

Marriage Spencer Telegraph Marriage Spencer Telegraph 10 May 2001 The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Nicholas de Jongh, on the other hand, was much taken by both plays, even preferring Finding The Sun:

Marriage de Jongh Standard Marriage de Jongh Standard 9 May 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Earlier that day, Janie and I had warmed up for our evening at the theatre by seeing Greta for massage (in my case) and pilates in Janie’s case.