Look Back in Anger In 1995 Greg Hersov directed a production at the Royal Exchange, Manchester with Michael Sheen as Jimmy Porter, Claire Skinner as Alison Porter, Dominic Rowan as Cliff Lewis and Hermione Norris as Helena Charles. Hersov directed a second production in 1999, again starring Michael Sheen, at the Royal National Theatre in London. In 1989 Osborne wrote a sequel to the play entitled "Déjàvu", which was first produced in 1992. "Déjàvu" depicted Jimmy Porter, now known as J.P., in middle age, living with his daughter Alison. He rants about the state of the country to his old friend Cliff, while his
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (play) went on to win the Best Film Award at the Chicago International Film Festival. The Broadway version of "Jimmy Dean" was not well-received with critics. "The New York Times"<nowiki>'</nowiki> Frank Rich commented that "Neither the gimmicky plot nor its cliched participants are credible." John Simon of "New York Magazine" wrote, "Although the play becomes a little less boring in the second act, it is too little too late, and at the cost of some whopping improbabilities. Hit-and-miss directorial bravura and an expensive production are not enough to justify so much ado." Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean,