Critic Reviews (5)
"As well as being utterly hilarious and at times shockingly painful, this early work – which clinched the success of untiring stalwart Alan Ayckbourn (the 87-year-old has written 92 full-length plays to date) – remains in robustly good health."
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"Luckily, Ayckbourn prescribes a restorative cure with this invigorating evening's entertainment."
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"Again, I can admire the chilly precision of Ayckbourn's stagecraft. But does HTOHL have the ring of authenticity? Ha, bloody ha."
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"This revival is full of broad, sprawling performances, which sometimes warp this drama's neat structure, but often illuminate the terror of living in a world whose social rules were changing at lightning speed."
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"The two-hour-45-minute running time could be tightened up, but it is testament to the skill of the performers that the energy never drops. A laugh-out-loud and multi-layered production."
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