Endgame London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (7)
See it if you like absurdist plays (else you will not enjoy it even if you like Cumming and/or Radcliffe).
Don't see it if you don't like absurdist plays and want a clear plot that makes complete and total sense. Read more
See it if You like a clever, well acted take on a classic.
Don't see it if You don’t like unusual plays.
See it if You like the actors.
Don't see it if Completely absurd play. Really not worth going.
See it if you're a fan of the actors. They do amazing with that the text gives.
Don't see it if The whole style/concept of the show is dated. It was ground breaking and nonsensical 60 years ago, but now it is just nonsense.
See it if You are a fan of Daniel Radcliffe. That's about the only reason to see this.
Don't see it if Two one act plays. Didn't care for either of them, both felt pointless. Couldn't wait for it to end.
See it if You like stories that highlight the actors' acting proficiency and that are character-focused
Don't see it if You don't like stories that don't have a clear ending
See it if Very good acting
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Critic Reviews (10)
Endgame is never less than demanding, but Richard Jones’s rigorously clear production nicely balances comic absurdity with despair....Radcliffe and Alan Cumming also have the exquisite timing and rhythm of a seasoned double act...'
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‘Endgame’...can be far more ominous and chilly; here it almost has the air of a surrealist sitcom...Daniel Radcliffe shows off his gifts for physical comedy in this uncharacteristically fun night of Beckett.'
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Daniel Radcliffe lacks magic in this theatrical non-starter...in this case the issue isn’t so much with any fancy directorial conceit as the chemistry, and plausibility, of the players...'
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Beckett adds some knockabout moments but the piece is bottom-of-the-drawer fare...Cumming creates the illusion that it is weightier than it is.'
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...what I loved about Richard Jones' assured production of Endgame is that he is prepared to dispense with many of the Beckett clichés while remaining true to the author's intent.'
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Beckett played for laughs...Alan Cumming and Daniel Radcliffe lead a lively double bill...a richly engaging evening, though one that skirts real profundity.'
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...this is mostly a strenuous, laboured evening that feels a lot longer than it is...There are two brilliant cameo turns from...Jane Horrocks and Karl Johnson...but they can't save it anymore than they can save themselves.'
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Jones breathes new life into a play at risk of choking on its own aspic. By majoring on comedy, he shows how even at the bitter end, maybe especially then, life remains completely absurd.'
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