The Bay at Nice London Reviews and Tickets

Richard Eyre directs, and his dark, intense production feels like about as decent a fist of this play as you could expect whilst taking it on its own terms. But Hare’s ideas clunk and chug away laboriously...'
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Eyre directs with his customary poise and care... It's not a revival that is going to shake anyone's view of theatre or of Hare's output. But it is a quiet pleasure, a shining little joy.'
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David Hare talkfest takes intermittent wing...There's an irony that so densely written a play is most moving once the words fall away.'
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Being a David Hare play, there's more talk than action; but Richard Eyre's elegant, superbly acted production, on an expansive set by Fotini Dimou, rivets the attention...'
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Richard Eyre’s production, elegantly designed by Fotini Dimou, is spacious, unhurried and text-driven...Penelope Wilton gives a fine turn as an understated heroine in this revival...'
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This is a very swift and capable production from Eyre. But the great artistry comes through Wilton and the set on which she plays.'
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An artful but uneventful chamber piece saved by super performances...despite the best efforts of Richard Eyre’s classy revival, Bay at Nice remains very much a sketch rather than a finished painting.'
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Enigmatic Penelope Wilton delights in this thin and dry play... Richard Eyre’s production is calmly assured, but it’s not essential viewing.'
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