Jeffrey Archer’s play in London has been a big bomb – so much so that it’s closing early. But Lord Archer, whose legal woes didn’t slow down his work on the production has been the subject of some creatively vicious reviews: “This leaden and incompetent play leaves you little option but to find its hero innocent and to find everything else (dialogue, legal acumen, structure, and so on) as culpable as all hell … The author’s self-belief is breathtaking and farcical.” – The Independent (UK)
NOTORIETY DIDN’T SAVE THE DAY: “The cliché-ridden play’s most dramatic moment came off-stage on its very first night in the regions, when it opened in Windsor. By a remarkable coincidence, the first performance was also the day that Archer was charged with committing perjury.” – The Independent (UK)