In truth I remember little about this one. Terrific cast: Justin Salinger, Samantha Edmonds, Lisa Palfrey, Jonathan Cullen, Stanley Townsend and Sheila Hancock, directed by Rufus Norris.
It got neither plaudits nor roasting in my log, which probably means that we didn’t feel strongly about it either way.
Our friend, Michael Billington, really liked it:
Under Billington Guardian 21 Sept 2000 The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
Whereas Nicholas de Jongh gave it a dreaded Standard blob:
Under de Jongh Standard 20 Sept 2000 Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
I’ll give the casting vote to Paul Taylor in the Independent, who really liked it.
Under Taylor Indy 30 Sept 2000 The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com