Living Quarters may not be one of Friel’s greatest plays; it lacks the originality and sustained power of Dancing At Lughnasa or Translations. Nevertheless it has much to offer, and it is hard to imagine it being performed better. This is an excellent production of a play that speaks of some universal truths about the choices we make in our lives. It is also a play rooted in Ireland – a country that, more than most, seems unable to escape from the clutches of its own past. Highly recommended.

” . . . is the fourth and final production of this year’s Directors’ Cuts season from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School . . . Harry Egan is wonderfully weird as receptionist Jim, and Karl Wilson delivers Donald’s sales patter with a powerful mix of warmth and menace. Most impressive of all is Dominic Allen as the dangerously unpredictable William. Director Laura Jasper has created a fast-moving, energetic production, and her actors do her proud. The 2015 Directors’ Cuts season has yet again shown that year on year the BOVTS produces graduates of the very highest quality.”