SOURCE: Duguid, Lindsay. “Swells of Sadness.” Times Literary Supplement, no. 4715 (13 August 1993): 17.

In the following review, Duguid asserts that the strength of Here lies in the play's sense of dramatic immediacy.

Many of the jokes in Michael Frayn's new play [Here] come from familiarly funny situations: a young couple in their new home argue about where to put the bed; they go from insults to hugs and back in a matter of seconds; their landlady always knocks on the door just as they are about to make love. Ashley Martin-Davis's simple set—a one-room flat with traces of cornice, a glimpse of green bathroom, mattress and duvet on the floor—emphasizes that the pair are almost archetypes of ordinariness. Cath (Teresa Banham) is an emotional, affectionate girl, who doesn't mind half-open doors but needs to be reassured about love. Phil (Iain Glen) is a mixture of child and philosopher...