Marjorie Prime London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (16)
See it if you want to be able to say you'd seen Anne Reid shine on stage or you're interested in the topic of advance tech helping people in future
Don't see it if you don't like sci-fi themes and topics or if you'll struggle with the subjects of death, elderly, family drama, etc. Read more
See it if You like plays with sci-fi setting and focusing on relationships
Don't see it if You don't like slow paced and predictable plots
See it if You love the cast and interested in the story
Don't see it if If you are easily bored as lots of the show really misses the mark and struggles to hit an emotional chord
See it if You love discussing a show for ages after it’s finished!
Don't see it if you are triggered by age-related memory loss or artificial intelligence
See it if I didn't know what to expect from this show but it was really thought provoking. It really touched on family bonds and perceptions of people
Don't see it if Don't like emotional theatre
See it if You like great acting in a thought provoking play
Don't see it if Not for the faint hearted
See it if you want to see an intersting play performed by a very strong cast.
Don't see it if you don't enjoy plays that are more so subtle and simple
See it if You want to see great acting, like sci-fi, want to be challenged and provoked while watching.
Don't see it if If you want an easy to follow script, don't like to suspend belief, find straight plays dull.
Critic Reviews (14)
“Ultimately, it feels like a missed opportunity on many levels. The disquieting presence of the Primes when they're not being used is left unmentioned, leading to a lack of atmosphere. The flops of Marjorie's cultural references are the only indication of a vague time setting, but they just act as lighthearted comedy. Dromgoole can thank his cast: they're the ones who make the show.”
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“ ‘Marjorie Prime’ offers stimulating ideas and some great acting, but it’s not a great play.”
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“Thought-provoking and full of ideas, but it’s lacking in heart and Dromgoole’s austere production doesn’t exactly help the medicine go down. If this is the future, it’s a cold place.”
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“It’s a satisfyingly understated and well-played evening, albeit a rather cheerless one. I’d recommend it but would also advise an upgrade next time.”
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“What Harrison has given us is a thought-provoking miniature that doesn’t quite generate the dramatic tension you hope for...The power of Dominic Dromgoole’s sleek production lies in the quality of the performances.”
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“I mean it as a compliment to ‘Marjorie Prime’ to point out that the questions it poses change dramatically along the way. You start by asking how it might be possible to re-boot life, only to realise that the play’s fuller engagement is with the unnerving half-smiles that signal the play’s acquaintanceship with the unknowable landscape that lies beyond death.”
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“This is thoughtful writing, shrewdly staged. But like the Primes that wait, motionless and gently glowing, until their next restart, it’s bloodless.”
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“It’s a satisfying 80 minutes at the theatre with a more abstract final scene that gestures to a more chilling potential vision of the future, one where humans could be squeezed of their stories and then discarded, like used tubes of toothpaste. It’s a welcome note of terror in a play that often feels too cosy.”
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