We went to a preview of this one and decided…
…so awful we walked out at half time!
Very unusual for us and almost unheard of at The National. Fabulous cast: Toby Jones, Clare Higgins, Karl Johnson, Michael Culkin, Gary Lydon, Declan Conlon, Monica Dolan, Tony Rohr.
What went wrong? In truth, we don’t tend to recall the bad experiences unless they are bad for a memorable reason Let’s see if the reviews help me.
Twos tars from Michael Billington…”dated Dublin Ionesco”…that’s NOT good:
Walls Billington Guardian 19 Mar 2001 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Nicholas de Jongh tries to be balanced, but awards a dreaded blob nonetheless:
Walls de Jongh Standard 15 Mar 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Charles Spencer’s phrase, “as dire an evening as I have spent in a theatre so far this year” kinda sums it up.
Walls Spencer Telegraph 16 Mar 2001 The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
It wasn’t just us, then.