Machinal
Ends Jun 01 1h 50m
Machinal
79

Machinal London Reviews and Tickets

79%
(244 Ratings)
Positive
81%
Mixed
8%
Negative
11%
Members say
Absorbing, Great acting, Clever, Intense, Great staging

About the Show

A revival of Sophie Treadwell’s expressionist piece inspired by the true crime case of Ruth Snyder.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (18)

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168 Reviews | 20 Followers
83
Resonant, Intense, Edgy, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You like to watch a play that's quite unlike anything out there. Rosie Sheehy could be an early Olivier contender.

Don't see it if If you want more from the plot. It's a predictable tragedy for close to 2 hours with no break. Read more

64 Reviews | 3 Followers
70
Intense, Intelligent, Great acting, Great staging, Clever

See it if You want by to see some great acting and staging. It was certainly very different.

Don't see it if You are not prepared to think!

118 Reviews | 11 Followers
65
Great acting, Dated

See it if Good staging and acting but hard to see why a revival was needed.

Don't see it if Challenging subject matter for some people.

22 Reviews | 1 Follower
95
Absorbing, Clever, Performances, Lead role, Psychology

See it if You like theater

Don't see it if You like entertainment

22 Reviews | 1 Follower
90
Absorbing, Tense, Top notch acting

See it if you enjoy an intense drama along with fantastic set design, music and lighting. The principal actor is outstanding.

Don't see it if You find it hard to sit still for two hours without a break. No other negatives.

29 Reviews | 2 Followers
74
Intense, Great acting

See it if Amazing performance by the lead

Don't see it if It is very loud/shouty and there’s a lot of strobe lighting. Also runs through with no interval. Read more

23 Reviews | 0 Followers
70
Great use of movement, Great staging, Ambitious, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if The acting, staging and use of movement was brilliant.

Don't see it if If you like more traditional plays. If you don’t want to see plays that touch on control and coercion and capital punishment.

21 Reviews | 0 Followers
70
Resonant, Profound

See it if You want to see something varied

Don't see it if You can't last 2 hours without a break

Critic Reviews (7)

BroadwayWorld
April 23rd, 2024

"Rosie Sheehy commands the stage with an intensity in an ultimately unsatisfactory play"
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Time Out London
April 19th, 2024

"Jones’s production is a sort of infernal anxiety machine, percussive and remorseless"
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The Stage (UK)
April 19th, 2024

"It’s a mind-bending, inexorable helter skelter into hell, surreal as a nightmare"
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All That Dazzles (UK)
April 20th, 2024

"Machinal is a riveting watch. "
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The Arts Desk
April 19th, 2024

"You rarely see such meticulous, detailed work in the theatre."
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London Theatre
April 19th, 2024

"Rosie Sheehy’s restless, urgent performance is astonishing"
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The Telegraph (UK)
April 19th, 2024

"this is a small qualm in an exceptional production..."
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