Reader Reviews
The Winterling (Royal Court - Jerwood Theatre, West End)
Back to Show Details| Score | Comment | Date |
 | I agree that Daniel Mays was top class. The play however was overlong and needed re-writing. - 213.86.133.215) | 04 Apr 06 |
| Interesting piece, although I tend to agree with my friends who said that the first act was mesmerising... and the second half let it down. Well, just. To be honest, the first act is brilliant, because of Daniel Mays as Patsy. He may be the most inexperienced cast member, but you can't take your eyes off him. And he's very funny indeed. Impressive performances from everyone, however, especially Robert Glenister. - 84.9.73.13) | 03 Apr 06 |
| Yet another pinteresque play that's too obscure for its own good. It has it's (funny) moments, but fine performances (particularly by Daniel Mays, who shines in a more experienced cast) and excellent staging can't redeeem what is often an irritatingly obtuse (and long) evening. Yet again, it's a case of 'good craftsmanship - pity about the play'. - 86.134.145.194) | 28 Mar 06 |
| Whilst the first half was reasonable and built up the tension nicely, the underwritten second half threw it all away with a self-indulgent and frankly uninteresting flashback in time. Good performances but a script that whilst no doubt interesting to the author was lost on many of us in the audience. - 82.43.199.20) | 27 Mar 06 |
| Would be a 2 1/2 if i could. Although not a bad play i agree that it was quite lacking in the drama it was so striving for. I thought the acting was very strong, but aside from the odd classic line it just didn't really gell. However, special mention must go to the young Daniel Mays who i thought was a breath of fresh air in this stunted play. - 86.135.218.196) | 08 Mar 06 |
| I'm sorry to say that I thought this play was a huge disappointment - I loved the Night Heron and was really looking forward to this, but I found it hackneyed, cliched and totally lacking the charm of its predecessor. A couple of strong performances but overall I thought the actors were unable to redeem a bad script. - 158.143.22.78) | 08 Mar 06 |
