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| Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, The Bristol Old Vic, 7 March 1996 | ||
Set designer - Eileen Diss |
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Jack Tinker, The Daily Mail, 2 April 1996. "Pinter's production not only manages to keep the action fluid: it also points up the mania and muddle of the average jury." Michael Billington, The Guardian, 23 April 1996. "Pinter deploys all the careful timing, stage-craft and star power at his disposal to make the arguments of a dozen men seem gripping and surprisingly funny." Nick Curtis, The Evening Standard, 2 April 1996. "Who would have thought that Harold Pinter, the modern master of enigma and menace, would have chosen to direct a trusty old war horse like this? We should, however, by glad that he did" Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph, April 1996. "No wonder it appeals to Pinter. Its dramatic method is little like the plays he writes, but its values are those to be found at the heart of Pinterism." Alastair Macaulay, The Financial Times, 23 April 1996. |
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"Reginald
Rose's insight into the rudimentary workings of the jury system
stretches its tentacles far wider than this. It is an astute analysis
of democracy itself. Its strengths and weaknesses are assembled
on the stage. And under Harold Pinter's adroit direction, we eventually
forget the manipulative hand of the playwright."
