with Ian McDiarmid in his Best Actor winning role as Teddy
Faith Healer
The Guardian Theatre Review
But the real triumph belongs to Ian McDiarmid, whose Teddy is one of the finest things on the London stage.
Ah, but which one should you believe?
The Observer Theatre Review
Before this, you might have thought that Ian McDiarmid (one of the outgoing artistic directors of the Almeida), directed here by Jonathan Kent (the other outgoing director), would always be recognisable by his spiky phrasing and his dancing gestures.
FAITH HEALER
Ham&High Review
McDiarmid strikes an oddly comic note among such sadness as the rough diamond but gentle survivor.
FAITH HEALER
British Theatre Guide
Ian McDiarmid gives a particularly touching performance which reaches its height as Teddy dissolves into an impotent, shaking rage at the injustice of life.
Faith Healer, Almeida Theatre, London
Independent Enjoyment
Convivially addressing us all as "dear art", Ian McDiarmid is both hilarious and desperately sad as Teddy, Frank's chirpy Cockney manager, who plies us with raffish showbiz philosophy and tall tales of a temperamental dog act ("Ambition? I couldn't stop him rehearsing") as he plies himself with bottle after bottle of beer.
Faith Healer, Almeida at King's Cross, London
Independent Enjoyment
Meanwhile, Ian McDiarmid's camply nattering Teddy -- shuffling around in a greasy smoking jacket -- provides delightful comic relief.
Faith falters on edge of darkness
This Is London Theatre
Before Stott returns to finish the tale of the threesome's travels and tribulations, Ian McDiarmid has the final and funniest word.