The Visit or The Old Lady Comes to Call London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (6)
See it if you enjoy a big production with a large cast and are in the mood for a 3.5-hr show that's not at all light and fluffy.
Don't see it if you can't keep intense concentration for 3.5 hrs and/or aren't willing to suspend disbelief in places. Read more
See it if You were a fan of the musical you will enjoy this. Story is riveting and It's both dark & romantic. Manville is a powerhouse. Big production
Don't see it if You aren't in the mood for something light.
See it if Great story, dark and revealing with expert writing that supports character's evolution in attitudes. Great acting.
Don't see it if Slightly long. But definitely worth every minute.
See it if Lesley Manville is great. Very impressive staging.
Don't see it if Quite long.
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See it if you enjoy large ensembles and the usage of all the Olivier theatre stage has to offer
Don't see it if you are easily outraged with too many liberties made to adaptations and love the panther
Critic Reviews (8)
Kushner’s language is wonderful. You won’t be bored. But his Kushner-isms ultimately get in the way of this play being as good as it could be...singular but rambling take on a European classic.'
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Tony Kushner's plodding revenge epic falls flat...Lesley Manville excels as the billionaire returning to her small town but even she can’t save this bloated adaptation.'
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Lesley Manville confirms she's one of the all-time greats...The only drawback is how drawn-out Jeremy Herrin’s beautiful to behold production (with live jazz) is: over three and a half hours, with two intervals.'
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[Lesley Manville's] performance...is quite simply spellbinding... But there's an awful lot of everything and when Manville is not centre stage, the action feels curiously airless.'
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Star turn bolsters baggy rewrite...Lesley Manville rises above the prevailing muddle...at its core, the play seems mostly to be running in place.'
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While its length is a problem, its high points are riveting, Herrin’s production is cool and stylish, and it’s worth the surfeit to see Manville at her resplendent best.'
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Manville gives as strong a performance as the two-dimensional writing allows. The staging has panache. But for all its opulence, this self-indulgent show lacks heart and, at four hours, is far, far too long.'
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A vaudevillian nightmare with an unforgivable running time...Lesley Manville is magnificent as a billionaire seeking revenge, but this cartoonish play misses the mark.'
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