Variety, August 20th, 2001
(ROYAL NATIONAL THEATER: LYTTELTON, LONDON; 898 SEATS; 32 [pounds sterling] ($45.50) TOP)
The war is over," cries Kate Keller (Laurie Metcalf), the anguished matriarch at the darkened heart of "All My Sons," but there's no denying the battle to the quick being waged amid the chirping crickets and drooping foliage of the Keller family back yard.
Howard Davies' revival of Arthur Miller's first Broadway success was one of the high points of last year, deservedly winning four Olivier Awards. It has returned, four roles recast, rehoused in the larger Lyttelton.
But even if the scalpel-sharp co...
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