“The audience gathering for London Classic Theatre’s production of Old Times by Harold Pinter, finds on stage the striking, domestic interior set designed by Geraldine Bunzl, lit with appropriate economy by Guy Hoare. A monochromatic, once splendid room, starkly furnished; drinks set on a table by a window, beyond which is blackness. The scene thoroughly establishes the credentials of director Michael Cabot and his design team. And the cast quickly establish theirs, too. Jackie Drew is hypnotically laconic as Kate, whose early-life potential has evaporated in Marriage. Her husband, domineering, self-deluding and emotionally vulnerable, is portrayed with meticulous power by Richard Stemp. Kate’s old chum, the disturbing and alluring Anna, is played with exquisite control by Julie Hale. The Brewhouse audience was spellbound – thoughtfully choreographed by Cabot – not merely directed – every move his actors make, complements Pinter’s poetic and at times, very humorous text.”
Arthur Duncan – Somerset County Gazette

“Three people are in a room, one a former friend visiting a married couple in a country house by the sea. There’s an ever-shifting balance of subtle domination with a hint of menace. It’s Pinter territory, so take what you wish from this intriguing staging by Michael Cabot in its elegant setting designed by Geraldine Bunzl. The conversational sparring, feinting and countering is nicely paced and rhythmic, civilised and well-mannered, stillness skillfully masking tensions of sexual chemistry. Julie Hale captures most tellingly the sensuality of the enigmatic Anna, well matched by Richard Stemp as filmmaker Deeley, increasingly desperate to establish himself as part of the two women’s lives together 20 years before. Their verbal fencing about the bath routines of Kate, a fascinatingly off-the-wall portrayal by Jackie Drew, proves a real highlight, as amusing as it is sensual.”
Jon Holliday – The Stage