Aleks Sierz, ‘Gospel Folk’, Jan 21, 2000, Vol: 64, Issue: 4. p. 9.

Review of The Amen Corner at The Tricycle Theatre (later Kiln Theatre).

‘The joint’s really hopping – walls shaking, windows rattling and floorboards bouncing. Inside, there’s a boogie pianist and some of the best voices ever to praise the Lord. Yes, it’s James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner, which opens with a services in a New York black Pentecostal church, a neat reminder of how drama has its roots in religious worship…[…] Directed by Anton Phillips, this is a well-crafted revival jollied up by some bright performances – Pat Bowie is a radiant Sister Margaret and Ray Shell twists and scowls superbly as her chief antagonist, Boxer. With the gospel singers in fine voice, may the Tricycle long continue to put on classic black drama. Amen to that!’