Rutherford and Son London Reviews and Tickets

It plods, occasionally. But...Findlay’s atmospheric take on ‘Rutherford and Son’ is a cult-ish classic by a female playwright finally given the blockbuster production it always deserved.'
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Never a dull moment, but many a dour one in this splendid revival...Allam is all brooding magnificence as the bearded ogre...'
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It's a long, wordy piece, with the heavy three-act structure of its time, but Findlay and the cast make it compelling, wringing every ounce of meaning and sense out of each line.'
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Findlay's production provides deeply etched portraits of each character, with the formidable Roger Allam...in tremendous form as the bewhiskered Rutherford.'
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Roger Allam gives a powerhouse central performance...the play makes something so gripping and saddening and amusing, too, from sexual politics and class politics and family politics.'
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Roger Allam is magnificent in Edwardian classic...It is a richly detailed performance and Justine Mitchell is equally excellent... If any Edwardian play has stood the test of time, this is unforgettably it.'
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Findlay's production of this well-made play runs at almost three hours, and it can't quite shrug off a cumbersome Edwardian feel, preferring authenticity over accessibility.'
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Before the interval the production's pace is dauntingly slow... But the long second half is absorbing and its closing moments are startlingly staged. What's more, the entire cast is superb...'
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