▁Ay ck b ourn ▁and ▁the ▁cast ▁who ▁had ▁expected ▁the ▁plays ▁to ▁be ▁performed ▁equally . ▁Event ually , ▁Ay ck b ourn ▁expressed ▁his ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁West ▁End ▁Theatre ▁in ▁general . ▁This ▁was ▁interpreted ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁boy c ott ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁altogether . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁play ▁received ▁three ▁further ▁professional ▁produ ctions ▁by ▁professional ▁theatre ▁companies . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁Re views ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁Ro le Play ▁being ▁the ▁after th ought ▁of ▁the ▁tr il ogy , ▁it ▁earned ▁the ▁most ▁pra ise ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁plays , ▁throughout ▁the ▁original ▁Sc ar borough ▁run , ▁the ▁tour , ▁and ▁the ▁later ▁West ▁End ▁production . ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁critics ▁were ▁un anim ous ▁in ▁pra ise ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁opinions ▁varied ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁they ▁saw ▁the ▁play . ▁Some ▁saw ▁it ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁' Class ic ▁Ay ck b ourn ', ▁and ▁Paul ▁Taylor ▁of ▁The ▁Independent ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁" returns ▁to ▁v int age ▁Ay ck b ourn ▁territory : ▁the ▁dinner ▁party ▁from ▁hell ." ▁O thers , ▁however , ▁saw ▁the ▁play ▁as ▁having ▁more ▁depth ▁Michael ▁Bill ington ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁tr il ogy ▁as ▁a ▁whole : ▁" It ▁shows ▁Ay ck b ourn ▁moving ▁beyond ▁his ▁familiar ▁terrain ▁of ▁sub urban ▁ang st ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁metropol itan ▁mad ness ▁and ▁moral ▁confusion