This Cheek By Jowl production started at the Everyman in Cheltenham and Northcott Exeter before switching to the Lyric Hammersmith. Janie and I rated this one very good. We must have been very keen to see it as we went to the penultimate performance on a Friday evening (on a weekend when we also went to The Orange Tree on the Saturday), which even for us was a bit excessive.
We are especially partial to Tennessee Williams; while this play is not “major Williams” it was still a gripping theatrical event for us.
Paul Taylor in The Independent was impressed.
Taylor Indy Out Cry 25 Apr 1997, Fri The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Charles Spencer in the Telegraph, on the other hand, hated it.
Spencer Telegraph Out Cry 29 Apr 1997, Tue The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Michael Billington in The Guardian was equivocal about it.
Billington Guardian Out Cry 30 Apr 1997, Wed The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
It certainly went down well in the West Country before it came to London.
Herald Express Out Cry 03 Apr 1997, Thu Herald Express (Torquay, Devon, England) Newspapers.com