24 May 2002--22 June 2002
Crucible Studio
Sheffield
UK
Written by Peter Gill
Directed by Paul Miller
Designer Jessica Curtis
~ THE PLAYERS ~
| Julian | ..... | Stephen Billington |
| Stephen | ..... | Christopher Fulford |
| Paul | ..... | Alan Gilchrist |
| Celia | ..... | Clare Wilkie |
| Nell | ..... | Claire Price |
What Charles Spender, of the Daily Telegraph, had to say about Stephen's performance in 'Mean Tears':
Stephen Billington mercilessly nails his character's moral fecklessness and floppy-haired self-regard, while Christopher Fulford memorably captures the furious anguish of his plain, dyspeptic, highly intelligent, working-class lover.' (Daily Telegraph, 31 May 2002)'Paul Miller directs a witty production.
What Susannah Clapp, of the Guardian, had to say about 'Mean Tears':
'Mean Tears is the most humorously barbed of the plays, and the most loaded with time-transfixing allusions - from the Velvet Underground to Jimmy Tarbuck. It introduces an unforgettably voluptuous voice in Claire Price, who plays a toff girlfriend as if she were just mouthing off on the way to shoot a few deer. It evokes a totally recognisable world in its homo-heterosexual love chain. And it conjures up an entirely pretty and spoilt object of adoration, rendered with impeccable petulance by Stephen Billington. '
(The Guardian, 9 June 2002)