WTNIF Review

Nach den schlechten Kritken der letzten Wochen wurde das schön langsam auch mal Zeit (auch wenn Gillian selbst nicht so zufrieden mit ihren persönlichen Leistungen war): The Guardian gab "What the night is for" 4 von 5 Sternen.

Hier zudem eine Review zum Stück:

The Stage

Set in a Midwest hotel bedroom, Michael Weller's romantic comedy brings together former lovers, long married to other partners, more than a decade after the end of their torrid New York affair. During those lost years both have thought longingly of each other, as if sharing a parallel relationship. Now what starts as an exploratory room service dinner for two soon rekindles their passion.

Looking for financial security, she had married a bicycle tycoon but now finds herself tied to a dud failure with a suspicious mind. While he, a successful New York architect in a cold domestic relationship, is desperate for emotional intimacy. But with growing family responsibilities and the devastation that divorce can bring, will their romance end as it ended before?

Tim Hatley's revolving room setting cleverly defines the four sustained scenes as we move from the dining table to their shared bed and then to possible departure. John Caird's pacy premiere production reveals the play as a superb vehicle for mature stage stars, none more attractive or more perfectly matched than British theatre luminary Roger Allam and American screen actress Gillian Anderson. Both are at the peak of their performing powers, he warmly masculine and resonant, she mercurial and larky, together generating a powerful sexual chemistry.

Anderson, best known here as Agent Scully of The X-Files, comes with a Broadway pedigree, striking stage presence, expressive hand gestures - if too often masking her features during their first, tentative scene - and an ability to deliver one-liners with a wry edge that defines both her kooky character and the moment.

Allam's assured performance is one of the most watchable things he has done since leaving the RSC and this delightful and engaging stage partnership should surely launch him as a bankable West End star.