Experience: 9/10
By Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Adam Penford
Venue: Olivier Theatre
Date: Saturday 5th July 2014
Nice to see this one again. We saw the original National production in 1987, and the revival at Chichester in 2000; both were good, but this was probably our favourite. The individual performances were all excellent, and with several Ayckbourn regulars in the cast they brought out the humour perfectly. Overall I felt this was a lighter version of the play; the story became a bit darker towards the end, but it wasn’t as dark as either of the earlier productions.
