See it if you want to see something really strange, a wonder; for impressive physical theatre; just for Felipe Pacheco's performance (the screaming!)
Don't see it if you want something straightforward; want Gregor Samsa to turn into a beetle like the story rather than a butterfly; hate off-the-wall plays
See it if you want to see some great projection and amazing physicality
Don't see it if you don't like being shouted at. You want a story true to the original. You like a bit of light and shade. My neighbour left in the interval
See it if You want to be challenged and amazed
Don't see it if You don’t like confusing and menacing Kafka
See it if This was brilliant acting and staging. Really thought provoking. The story line is weird but the show was brilliant.
Don't see it if You don't like the story line.
See it if You want an unusual take on Kafka’s classic
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See it if you want to see a different interpretation of this story using cool staging and choreography.
Don't see it if The show's greatest merit is its clever staging. Anything added to Kafka's original story fails to capture my interest, personally
See it if Some impressive movement from Frantic Assembly but more repetitive and with less impact and point than usual.
Don't see it if Genuinely one of the worst things I’ve seen since student theatre. Tiresome, not true to source material, irrelevant marxism and incest… Read more
See it if you haven’t seen any show that uses projection…
Don't see it if you want an engaging show that doesn’t drag on unnecessarily.
"...the production’s lack of theatrical foundations become painfully apparent."
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"The production fosters a potent sense of unease, but the mood is relentless and unvarying"
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"It’s a solidly atmospheric production with real physical verve"
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"The issue here is that a protean wordsmith is still finding his way into a story"
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"Good stage pictures, shame about the text: a classic has metamorphosied into a bore."
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" 'Metamorphosis' is a commanding but likely divisive production."
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"I found these to be too much at times and unfortunately they don’t hold your attention."
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"...the dialogue falls flat leaving the whole play a tedious mess."
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