Cymbeline

Reviews

“A first-class ensemble excels in this spellbinding production…close to perfection.”

Le Figaro

“The triumph of this outstanding production is to take a flighty fairytale and alchemize into something that actually matters… Superlative stuff.”

The Evening Standard

“The emotions are so intense and clearly expressed by the young company that it’s impossible not to be gripped.”

Time Out

“Shakespeare as smartly adrenalised as anything cooked up in a Soho editing suite. Piquant theatricality…A peach of a production.”

The Telegraph

“One scene pours into another. It is both intensely studied and as natural as real life. Donnellan is a master at not just placing the actors but also drawing your attention to the space between them. The lighting by Judith Greenwood is exceptional, at times making it seem as if the sky itself is boiling.”

The Guardian

“Fluidity has always been the hallmark of ever-changing ensemble Cheek by Jowl, but I can’t recall a production of theirs that put the actors through their paces as much as this unflaggingly fleet-of-foot Cymbeline…Tableaux form and dissolve in the blink of an eye…Opens up vistas of meaning.”

The Daily Telegraph

“Declan Donnellan’s superb Cheek by Jowl production reveals the benefits of downplaying the self-reflexivity and mining each moment for its emotional truth. His minimalist, modern-dress production succeeds in imposing a spell-binding imaginative unity on this play.”

The Independent