ACCOLADE opens to sell-out run at Finborough

     ACCOLADE has opened to a sell-out run at the Finborough Theatre, in a critically acclaimed production directed by Blanche McIntyre and designed by James Cotterill, that will run until 26th February.

 "Blanche McIntyre's suspense-filled, utterly authentic exhumation ...Upcoming director McIntyre is alive to the play's every emotional nuance ...McIntyre's first-rate production ensures that its dilemmas reain timeless and gripping" ...James Cotterill's set "gives the actors and the play's world true solidity while subtly underlining the notion of prying eyes looking in" (David Benedict - Variety).

"McIntyre's superbly acted production captures precisely the feel of a period of double-lives and double-standards" **** (Michael Billington - Guardian).

"A forgotten gem... Accolade is humorous, humane and subtle in its suspenseful twists, and McIntyre's up-close staging enthralls.  A talented young director and an exceptional fringe revival (Kate Bassett - Independent on Sunday)

"What a fascinating piece of theatrical archaeology this is ...McIntyre's elegant production ...James Cotterill's clever design ...Highly recommended" **** (Evening Standard).

"With Emlyn Williams' 1950 drama we are well into revelation... Blanche McIntyre's production matches the play in quality and approach... With a fraction of the budget and playing space, this is the production last year's National Theatre revival of Rattigan's After The Dance wanted to be - and perhaps the play it wanted to be as well" ***** (Ian Shuttleworth - Financial Times).

"At an early date, Accolade already classifies as one of the definng rediscoveries of this theatrical year... Blanche McIntyre's career-making production... The praise afforded Accolade, one senses, has only just begun" (Matt Wolf - New York Times).

Show of the Week **** ..."Director Blanche McIntyre unearths a potent broadside directed at English prurience and hypocrisy... Witty and sad, tense but chary of melodrama, Accolade is an elegantly understated piece with a palpable fury in its depths... blessed with just about the finest cast I've ever seen in a fringe show" (Andrzej Lukowski - Time Out).

**** (Whatsonstage)

"a really worthy revival" (London Theatre Guide).