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Long Day's Journey into Night
Opens: 10/04/2012 Closes: 18/08/2012
Apollo Theatre, London
Set over the course of a summer's day, this 1957 Pulitzer winner concerns a family afflicted with addiction, dysfunction and resentment. Cited as one of the great American plays of the 20th century, and here starring our own David Suchet, Eugene O'Neill's autobiographical drama is an explosive family portrait.
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Whatsonstage.com“Immensely sad and touching...” It's the poisonous Irish Catholic atmosphere of guilt and retribution, whispered deceits and sudden accusatory lurches (with instant withdrawals and apologies) that Anthony Page's fleet and merciless production exposes so well...
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80 %
Financial Times“Moving - but not gruelling...” Without betraying the aggression, manipulation and general mental imbalance that pervade the family, Page gives equal weight to sincerity and compassion. The two strains feel much more evenly balanced than usual...
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80 %
Guardian“Uplifted rather than depressed...” I've rarely seen a performance that indicated so clearly both the rooted solitude and delusional nature of addiction...
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40%
Daily Mail“Punishingly joyless...” I left the theatre without any sense of tragic cleansing or redemption. I just felt the glooms. After three hours of O’Neill, you may be in need of a stiff drink yourself...
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80 %
The Observer“A mighty work...” It has a straight-from-the-heart punch, a long, allusive reach and a deal of comic irony. Teetering on melodrama, it surges with operatic life, its speeches punctuated by a foghorn...
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80 %
this is london“Moving and deeply courageous...” Anyone who admires great acting will savour the performances of David Suchet and Laurie Metcalf in this potent revival of Eugene O’Neill’s shattering tragedy...
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80 %
The Independent“See it...” The Tyrones' mutual recriminations are repetitive and moments teeter on melodrama, but O'Neill keeps control with dry humour. This is an acute study of the behavioural ruts as well as the mercurial complexity of family relationships...
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The Telegraph“A superb production...” This is a masterly production of a masterpiece. It isn’t easy to sit through, but the dramatic rewards are enormous...
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