Janie and I were both very taken with this piece; both the conceit of it and the way the cast and director had turned it into an excellent short piece of drama.
Rachel Halliburton in The Standard gave it a very good review and summarises the story well:
Idiot Halliburton Standard 15 Oct 2001 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Our friend, Michael Billington, is less sure that westernising this quintessentially Soviet story works, while praising some aspects:
Idiot Billington Guardian 16 Oct 2001 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
While Rhoda Koenig found it a little dated.
Idiot Koenig Indy 20 Oct 2001 The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
I don’t recall either of us being unwanted idiots, but I do recall really liking this play/production.