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The Stage lauds the prison setting as providing "the necessary sense of entrapment and claustrophobia beautifully” and gives a shout out to Jack Tarlton's being "quite exceptional in the emotion he manages to pour into the role."

Meanwhile, Vicky Anderson at the Liverpool Daily Post gives more general praise and lauds the strength of the company as an ensemble.

Amongst all this praise, The Times decides to play spoiler. While Bob Barrett is singled out for his Antonio, the production is only given two stars, as the prison concept is viewed as more than a little problematic by Jeremy Kingston.