About the Show

Alexis Sheer's drama examining the cost of war & the boldness of frontline journalists.

As a foreign war correspondent, Marina has put her life on the line to shine a light on some of the darkest news stories. Having just returned from conflict, she - along with her colleague-turned-partner - contemplates staying home for good. The night before her lifetime achievement award ceremony, she decides to cap this glorious moment with an elopement. But as Marina tries to take hold of her life, she’s forced to reckon with the hold war has on her...

Critic Reviews (8)

"Arresting and alarming"
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"...is a few scrawls shy of a penetrative, provocative piece of drama."
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"Jo Bonney’s flat, face-value staging only underscores the glibness of the script"
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"Breaking the Story has a lot of interesting things on its mind"
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“Like its heroine, the play runs away from problems it doesn't know how to solve.”
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"...tends to skim the surface rather than dig deeply into the characters' psyches."
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"entertaining play which can’t make up its mind whether it is a dramedy or a play of idea"
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"This 'Breaking the Story' is broken into too many pieces to understand the entire story."
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