See it if you want to see hysterical debating forums. Trying to achieve agreement in a group with very different POV on the same issue. So relevant!
Don't see it if you don’t like plays with debates, forums, discussions and/or are topical
See it if you're looking for a clever, funny play about vaccine mandates. Good performances all around.
Don't see it if you prefer plays with lots of actions. The entire play takes place in a class room and the action is all in the dialogues.
See it if You want to laugh out loud, and see a great play.
Don't see it if You don't like talk of vaccines/political correctness
See it if you want a play that will make you laugh while engaging in debate about a relatively charged topic.
Don't see it if you can’t deal with any more arguments over vaccines Read more
See it if you want to laugh
Don't see it if your eyes roll out loud when discussing anti-vaxers Read more
See it if You like a well scripted thought provoking story with humour
Don't see it if You are over protective parents
See it if you're looking for a terrific evening of entertainment and clever performances.
Don't see it if you're offended by plays that poke fun at social issues.
See it if you would like a razor sharp dismantling of online debate culture and how it is spilling into real life and causing dangerous impacts.
Don't see it if you don't enjoy satirical views on current debates that makes fund of strong beliefs on different sides of the political spectrum.
"This remains a needle-sharp comedy that packs a smart and timely punch."
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"‘Eureka Day’ is just lacking a bit of the heft and muscle it needs to really storm this stage."
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"The evening moves from primary colour, almost crayon-crude, mirth in the first half to something more subtly, and emotionally, shaded in the second, the dramatic stakes for those involved don’t carry quite the requisite heft."
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"The play might have gained by spending longer on unravelling these meaty subjects, especially the idea of investing 'belief' in the goodness of new science."
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"This is the play that would have helped to keep us sane during lockdown."
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" 'Eureka Day' is a bracing corrective to the idea that you can only discuss serious issues with a straight face."
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"The kind of utopian consensus proposed by the 'Eureka Day' board now feels like a pipe dream. At least we can all agree that the Old Vic is supplying a brilliantly funny and cleverly thought-provoking response."
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"In Katy Rudd’s highly coloured production, it’s as hollow as the echo chambers it lampoons, its characters cartoonish and its satire of liberal pieties unrevealing, if sporadically entertaining."
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