Kim: I don’t read reviews, so don’t tell me.
(Paul reads out some quotes from the reviews Kim puts her fingers in her ears and makes a noise so that she can’t hear, but listens when Charles Spencer’s review is read out)
Kim: Ah, I’m just relieved, you never know, as you know, you never know, you get up there as a performer, as an actor and you do your best. I don’t read reviews because if they’re bad I’m devastated and if they’re good I get a big head, so it’s best not to. You know you think, oh they like that bit or we’ll watch this and then you think no, no , no I’m not gonna read it.
The best thing, I think, is to sit down with a nice drink – Kevin Spacey told me he does this- sits down with a nice big drink and maybe something else and then read them when it’s all over, so you can’t be affected by them.
Paul: Very sensible. What’s the play about Kim?
Kim: It’s a very interesting play, David Mamet, I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of any of his.
Paul: I’ve heard of him.
Kim: He writes sorts of riddles and mysteries and it’s called a Cryptogram, so the audience really has to participate and you have to listen. It really demands attention of the audience. We have three young boys and they’re not just in one or two scenes they’re a major part of the play, one of them is in the play and they alternate between the three of them. They are fabulous kids, they’ve done a great job, as has Dougie Henshall. We’re in the Donmar in the West End, a fabulous theatre.
(Paul says he has appeared there and it’s intimate to which Kim replies the Beatles used to rehearse in the space in the early 60’s.)
Paul: are you enjoying it down there?
Kim: I’m having a fantastic time there. It’s been sold out and as you say the reviews have been good and it’s a great experience.
(production photos are shown)
Paul: She’s a 50’s housewife isn’t she?
Kim: She is. The play is only an hour long and she goes from Susie homemaker to Medea in one hour.
(Paul says it’s nice to see a play and be challenged for a change and go to the West End to watch something other than a musical)
Kim: This is definitely the play for you then. It makes you think. It pushes you.
Kim Cattrall - Paul O'Grady Show -channel 4 - November 2nd 2006