Morte d'Arthur

The Telegraph“Death can’t come too soon in the RSC's punishing production...” A dauntingly long haul. For all their efforts, however, the feeling of relief when this unrewarding epic finally grinds to a halt is the brightest moment of a punishing night...

Whatsonstage.com“A valiant effort, but there is still work to be done...” There is no doubting that director Gregory Doran and his creative team have lavished much care and attention on the production. However, at three hours and 45 minutes, it’s a production massively in need of cuts...

this is london“Morte d'Arthur is an enormous undertaking...” Poulton has managed to wrestle Malory’s baggy epic into something approaching reasonable shape. For the first two parts at least, the pace is relentless and our emotional engagement minimal. Full credit to the RSC for even trying...

The Stage“It’s not easy to make out the dramatic journeys they are all going on...” This laboured medieval trudge through the legend of King Arthur follows wearingly through territory already covered by shows from Camelot to Spamalot. Though there’s plenty of narration, there’s not a lot of complementary narrative tension...

The Independent“A lucid, revelatory stage production...” There is nothing scrambled in the story line, which thickens into a Shakespearean texture of love, sacrifice and redemption.The one failure in Doran's staging –But two big horses at the jousts are magnificent...

Guardian“A stunningly virtuosic production...” A nearly four-hour-long evening, but it is richly justified. The melancholic cadence to Malory's prose is faithfully caught by the RSC in their finest achievement since the Michael Boyd Shakespeare history cycle...

The Times“Not yet reviewed”

Time Out“Not yet reviewed”

Financial Times“Not yet reviewed”

New Statesman“Not yet reviewed”