Alex Edelman: Just For Us
Closed 1h 30m
Alex Edelman: Just For Us
85%
85%
(6 Ratings)
Positive
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Mixed
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Members say
Funny, Entertaining, Clever, Great acting, Provoking

About the Show

The UK premiere of comedian Alex Edelman's critically acclaimed one-man show. 

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Critic Reviews (9)

London Theatre
January 20th, 2023

" 'Just for Us' finds the general in the specific, the politically impassioned in the deeply personal: let’s just say that the unfolding mutual admiration society between Edelman and his British public looks unlikely to abate anytime soon."
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The Stage (UK)
January 19th, 2023

"Edelman serves everything up with the lightest, deftest of touches, though it left me craving a little more sting. But it’s as thoughtful as it is beguiling: a show that stares ugliness in the face while wearing a defiantly broad grin."
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Theatre Weekly (UK)
January 19th, 2023

“It’s easy to see why the show has been such a success over the last few years, and on both sides of the Atlantic; Alex Edelman: Just For Us is a triumphant ninety minutes of storytelling perfection. It also happens to be side-splittingly funny.”
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All That Dazzles (UK)
January 20th, 2023

" 'Just For Us' is an accessible show that has something in it for everyone with a cleverly constructed concept that never dips in quality from start to finish. One thing is for sure – there’s certainly nothing dumb and small about this show."
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WhatsOnStage
January 19th, 2023

"If you're worried that this all sounds terribly didactic and un-funny then, rest assured, it's also a comedy cracker."
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The Telegraph (UK)
January 19th, 2023

"Edelman doesn’t dig too deeply into what anti-Semitism feels like up close and personal, this is a beautifully constructed show – and he ends on a high with a doozy of a payoff."
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Time Out London
January 19th, 2023

"‘Just for Us’ is very much stand-up comedy, but it’s very theatrical within that, an almighty piece of raconteurism that sees the very awkward, very Jewish Edelman... ."
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The London Evening Standard
January 20th, 2023

"Edelman is a compelling, super-energetic performer, witheringly smart and laceratingly self-critical, expertly cranking and relaxing the throttle of his hectic narrative. He admits he wants us to like him, and it’d be extremely hard not to."
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