Reviewers..

 Why do so few critics ever mention the set of a show?  Is it that they are for the most part trained as literary/drama critics and feel out of their depth when dealing with the visiual elements of a play?   Or do they simply not notice?  Here's the only one, out of all the reviews, that mentions the set of Hen Night.

Irish Theatre Magazine

Sonia Haccius’ set allows the cast use it as a proverbial closet in which to hide their respective skeletons. Dominated by a painted landscape scene that provides a backdrop so idyllic that it conjures up memories of The Quiet Man, the greenery is interrupted by a dingy hallway with greying wallpaper that allows the women to disappear off to make tea and fetch sandwiches at alternate times, allowing for secretive whisperings and interrupted conversations. A single bulb dangles from the ceiling of the hallway, lighting various paraphernalia that have been left behind by the house’s previous owners: a barbeque, a mattress, a child’s tricycle.

by Sheena Madden Reviewed 19 September