The Guardian 6th November - Mark Billington 8th November 2019
Miriam Margolyes, lately more familiar for being her uninhibited self on television, reminds us what an excellent actor she is. She brings out all of Nell’s grumpy malevolence while suggesting she is haunted by guilt over the institutionalising of another son and even has a grudging regard for his despised sibling. Mark Hadfield, an expert in playing loners, also captures perfectly Sydney’s splenetic isolation and craving for affection and Vivien Parry invests the Celtic carer with a suitable ambivalence.
Posted : 8th November 2019