Very good indeed,
I wrote, and no doubt it was. A fine cast, led by Jamie Glover, Natasha Little & Kenneth Cranham, directed by Richard Eyre, doing Sartre. Here is a link to the Theatricalia entry for this play/production.
Nicholas de Jongh wrote highly of it:
Novice de Jongh Standard 11 May 2000, Thu Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Kate Bassett in the Telegraph also liked it:
Novice Bassett Telegraph 12 May 2000, Fri The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
But on this occasion, our friend, Michael Billington, disagreed with us, comparing The Novice unfavourably with a play at the Royal Court, Mr Kolpert, which we did not see, despite going to the theatre an infeasible number of times that May.
Novice Billington Guardian 13 May 2000, Sat The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com