Lizzie Loveridge At TheatreVibe

Bill Nighy as Robert, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Christopher and Andrew Lincoln as Bruce - Photo: Ivan Kyncl

REVIEW: Blue/Orange, Duchess Theatre (2001)

Post author:Lizzie Loveridge
Post published:17 April 2001
Post category:Black History Play Review West End
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Bill Nighy plays Robert Smith, the sardonic consultant psychiatrist who makes the case that all psychometric testing has a cultural bias, an ethnocentricity which contributes to the misdiagnosis of those from other cultures. Bruce (Andrew Lincoln) is in his first year of practice and feels that Christopher may have schizophrenia.

Ben Daniels as Chris and James Hazeldine as Joe Keller (Photo: Ivan Kyncl}

REVIEW: All My Sons, Cottesloe, National Theatre (2000)

Post author:Lizzie Loveridge
Post published:16 July 2000
Post category:Play Review West End
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Set in an American town in the 1940s, the play looks at the conflict between the pressure to make money and ethics or personal responsibility. The cupboards are full of metaphorical skeletons. Director Howard Davies, who two years ago directed the acclaimed production of The Iceman Cometh in London and on Broadway, has revived Miller's play in a tense and exciting production.