ALL MY SONS on Broadway

Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS starring a magnificant John Lithgow as Joe. This seminal piece of work was directed by Simon McBurney of Complicite on Broadway... I hope that it transfers to London for UK audiences to experience... for an experience it was. McBurney placed a definite Complicite 'style' onto the piece without in any way negating the demands of the text nor indeed one which interferes with the need for realistic characterisations.

Lithgow put in a powerful and overwhelming performance- myself and Chris Martin became hooked on every word with McBurney instilling a contemporary resonance as sons go off to war in Iraq and Afghanistan as I write. A conquering, muscular Method (without being self indulgent) style of acting brought grit and energy, especially amongst the triptych relationship of father, mother (Diane Wiest) and son. After the students took photos of katie Holmes coming out of a limo flanked by bodyguards ('Where was Tom Cruise?' asked one!) they were then able to see her Broadway debut.

Although panned by certain critics, Holmes put in a credible performance; what was lacking in technique was made up for by a strong emotional connection with character and text.Fingers crossed this heads across the Atlantic....