▁play , ▁with ▁John ▁Peter ▁drama ▁critic ▁of ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times , ▁ur ging ▁people ▁to ▁see ▁it : ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁play ▁you ▁need ▁to ▁see ▁for ▁its ▁diagn osis ▁of ▁a ▁terror - str icken ▁and ▁bell iger ent ▁civil ization . ▁I ▁recommend ▁it ▁strongly ▁to ▁the ▁strong ▁in ▁heart ." ▁ ▁According ly , ▁the ▁play ▁set ▁critics ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁each ▁other , ▁with ▁Guardian ▁front ▁l iner ▁Michael ▁Bill ington ▁ins isting ▁that ▁the ▁port rayed ▁" social ▁break down ▁... ▁f lies ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁a ▁mass ▁of ▁evidence ▁one ▁could ▁produce ▁to ▁the ▁contrary ", ▁whilst ▁Lyn ▁Gard ner ▁and ▁Mir anda ▁S aw yer ▁joined ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁those ▁s iding ▁with ▁the ▁ly ric ism ▁of ▁the ▁piece . ▁ ▁In ▁def ending ▁the ▁production , ▁director ▁John ▁T iff any ▁explained ▁that ▁although ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁" in cred ibly ▁shock ing ▁images ▁and ▁stories , ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁violence ▁happens ▁off ▁stage . ▁It ▁is ▁almost ▁Greek ▁in ▁its ▁amb ition " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁" the ▁product ▁of ▁a ▁dise ased ▁world , ▁not ▁a ▁dise ased ▁mind ". ▁ ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁the ▁critical ▁back l ash , ▁R id ley ▁described ▁the ▁critics ▁as ▁" bl inder ▁than ▁a ▁bag ful ▁of ▁mol es ▁in ▁a ▁coal ▁cell ar ", ▁a ▁comment ▁partially ▁made ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁him ▁witness ing ▁the ▁critic ▁Charles ▁Sp encer ▁fall ▁over ▁furn iture ▁on