Clybourne Park

The Observer“The acclaim is deserved...” An exercise in linguistic exhilaration. The characters are verbal firecrackers; dialogue explodes across the stage. As the second act builds to a tour de force exchange in which the characters swap racist jokes, the atmosphere is electric...

this is london“The performances are terrific...” Dominic Cooke's superb production neatly teases out all the subtleties in Norris's well-constructed play, which is both a touching evocation of grief and a sharp satire about hypocrisy. Puts some shockingly funny words into his characters' mouths...

Guardian“An evening of ebullient provocation...” A courageous play for the West End, and it wouldn't be possible if Dominic Cooke's production wasn't so perfectly pitched and the performances so spot on. At is like a hand grenade lobbed into the stalls, primed to explode in the second act...

The Independent“All the acting is out of this world...” The conception is as theatrically powerful as it is thematically penetrating, especially when – as in Dominic Cooke's superlative production – the same crack actors resurface in the different roles in later period...

The Telegraph“A thrilling shot in the arm for London’s commercial theatre... ” The good news is that Clybourne Park seems every bit as intelligent, funny and provocative on second viewing. often outrageously funny as it tramples over politically correct pieties, revealing that racism is still a live issue in the States...

The Stage“This is intelligent, resoundingly raw theatre...” Its West End transfer is not surprising. Happily this crisply designed, and skilfully acted and directed production has lost none of its taut, excruciatingly vivid brilliance either. Norris’ craftsmanship is dazzling...

Whatsonstage.com“Some outrageous joke-spinning in the last quarter...” Cooke’s direction is smart and sassy, Hopkins’ design, beautifully lit by Constable, is magically transformed from a place to live in to a place to fight over. But, I’m not convinced the play is as good as I first thought it was...