Spring Awakening (Almeida Theatre)
Spring Awakening (Almeida Theatre)
80%
80%
(9 Ratings)
Positive
78%
Mixed
11%
Negative
11%
Members say
Absorbing, Intense, Ambitious, Edgy, Clever

A revival of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical about sexuality and self-discovery.

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Critic Reviews (4)

The Telegraph (UK)
December 20th, 2021

Spring Awakening, both the 1891 play (Frühlings Erwachen) by Frank Wedekind and this, the 2006 American musical based on it, is – overtly and explicitly – about the pains of youth...The story retains its power to shock.
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The London Evening Standard
December 20th, 2021

But as Covid restrictions force us all further apart, its rich atmosphere of longing feels powerfully current. It’s as soft and heartbreaking as an overheard sob in the night.
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The Guardian (UK)
December 20th, 2021

This revival is marked for the abundant talent in its young cast...The performances are all striking and the leads seem on their way to becoming tomorrow’s stars.
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The Arts Desk
December 20th, 2021

This is a superior coming of age piece that never loses sight of Wedekind’s subtitle, A Children’s Tragedy, yet is vastly entertaining and even laugh-out-loud funny at times.
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