Very good indeed
That was my log note for this memorable evening of theatre.
Celebration was a brand new play. The Room a revival of Pinter’s first. Harold himself directing as well as writing – not always a brilliant idea but Harold could pull that trick off.
What a cast! Keith Allen, Andy de la Tour, Lindsay Duncan, Steven Pacey, Indira Varma, Lia Williams, Danny Dyer, Nina Raine, Henry Woolf, George Harris and others. Theatricalia holds chapter and verse on the cast lists etc.:
Charles Spencer in The Telegraph hated the evening:
24 Mar 2000, Fri The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Nicholas de Jongh in The Standard really liked it:
Celebration de Jongh Standard 23 Mar 2000, Thu Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
My friend, Michael Billington, agreed with us, giving it a rave review:
Celebration Billington Guardian 23 Mar 2000, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
We didn’t dine out after this one. But we did go to Michael & Elisabeth (& Xenia) for lunch the next day.