Iphigenia in Splott (London) London Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (3)
See it if you want to see a gripping, excellently acted and sadly increasingly relevant monologue.
Don't see it if you’re only in to theatre that offers escapism, as opposed to reminding you of the sad state of the world we live in.
See it if you like a short play with a powerful punch
Don't see it if the idea of your middle class safety being confronted upsets you Read more
See it if you love seeing a stunning acting performance.
Don't see it if you don’t LOVE direct audience address.
Critic Reviews (10)
"This is a lively, passionate piece of writing, packed with the drama and sense of exterior life that one-person shows so often lack."
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"Everyone should see this shattering modern classic. No one will remain unmoved."
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"Sophie Melville’s performance is so intense, so volcanic, that it still feels at times as if she is shouting in your face."
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"I wish only that the play concealed rather more neatly its undeniably stirring polemic, so that we remain invested in Effie as a character and not merely a symbol of societal disregard."
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"Owen’s writing is so ferociously absorbing, and Melville’s performance so electric, that you can barely breathe as you watch."
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"Iphigenia’s greatest weapon is its ferocious theatrical poetry...With a new round of public spending cuts...Iphigenia in Splott makes no bones about just who in Britain will be cast as the sacrificial lambs."
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"The play’s polemic feels a little naive / hopeful (delete to choice) in the face of the torrent of electoral responses to austerity. "
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“Iphigenia in Splott delivers exactly what theatre should; a richly drawn character which the audience joins on a journey of discovery… a devastatingly candid state of the nation play”
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