Oh by gosh we enjoyed this one. I wrote in my log:
Great fun. Subsequently, the cast changed every five minutes, but we saw the “original” UK cast.
And what a cast that was: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay and Ken Stott.
Unusually, it was Janie who booked this one. How do i know – because the details are all over her diary, not mine…and boy did Janie write down details. So I can report that the play was 1 hour 40 minutes without an interval and that we sat in K22 & K23.
While the play/production was a huge hit and ran for yonks, it was not universally praised by the critics.
Nicholas de Jongh in The Standard quite liked it:
Art Nicholas de Jongh Standard 16 Oct 1996, Wed Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
My friend Michael Billington was not too sure about the take on art while accepting that it was an enjoyable night at the theatre:
Art Billington Guardian 16 Oct 1996, Wed The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com
While David Benedict in the Independent wrote:
Art David benedict independent 26 Oct 1996, Sat The Independent (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com