Men Should Weep: What the papers said

"A fine play... the acting is uniformly superb. This remains a landmark in British drama; and, if men should weep, it is because Lamont Stewart was discouraged from ever writing a successor to a work that blends such indignation with theatrical exuberance."

MICHAEL BILLINGTON

"This rarely performed play proves one of the dramatic highlights of the year, and emerges as an undervalued classic. And though the drama depicts people struggling to survive… Men Should Weep becomes a celebration of life, courage and resilient humour, as well as a moving depiction of deprivation."

CHARLES SPENCER

"Rourke's production avoids any trace of melodrama, the actors revelling in the demotic poetry of the stingingly humorous Glaswegian dialect. It's... like a Scottish equivalent of Sean O'Casey in its juggling of tragedy and comedy, seriousness and irreverence."

PAUL TAYLOR

"What a relief to come across a play where the grimness of the poverty is alleviated by laughter and occasional little windows of love."

QUENTIN LETTS

"This exuberant production has probably pulled all the teeth of what was once a biting socialist drama. For which we should probably be grateful. I don't think the pre-dentures drama can have been a pretty sight."

PAUL LEVY