'William Houston's Coriolanus has a fiery presence...a fine performance…closes a chapter of Stratford history with dignity and style'
Guardian
'Gregory Doran's thoughtful production...William Houston's Coriolanus is ferocious, very funny and almost insanely short fused…his crack-up at his mother's pleading for mercy is a brilliantly personal moment...powerful'
Sunday Telegraph
'Doran's direction...marvellously inspired…he builds up the tension quite unsentimentally to the great climactic scene of Volumnia's appeal...an extraordinarily affecting moment...scenes have rarely come better than theses in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre...a brave and strikingly original reading of the play'
Spectator
'Janet Suzman gives a thrilling, chilling performance...unbearably affecting...strong support from Timothy West as the wily Menenius...thrilling battle scenes...Gregry Doran's compelling production sees the old theatre go out with a bang'
Daily Telegraph
'As Volumnia, Janet Suzman projects intelligence, ambition and ruthlessness…the Royal Shakespeare Theatre goes out on a high'
Independent
