The Normal Heart (National Theatre) London Reviews and Tickets
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See it if You enjoy storytelling and emotional dramas. Everyone left the theatre in a respectful silence
Don't see it if You are triggered by the theme of the play. It was emotionally draining in a good way
See it if essential.
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See it if Intense and dramatic plots. Great acting. Thought-provoking shows that keep you engaged. LGBTQIA+ topics.
Don't see it if You don't care for the themes of the show or you're looking for something light hearted.
See it if You want to see a great story with heartbreaking characters
Don't see it if You dont like serious plays
See it if you want to see forgotten history & the humiliating way society dealt with an epidemic that threatened communities.
Don't see it if mature themes & bad language is offensive to you.
See it if You like a powerful drama. Amazing look at the early time of the Aids epidemic and the need for news. Powerful LGBTQ drama.
Don't see it if You only like fun or escapism shows or hate shows based on news.
See it if You enjoy poignant shows. Incredible performances by the entire company, who took on a sensitive subject with sensitivity & grace.
Don't see it if Stories about the AIDS epidemic are triggering for you.
See it if You like amazing performances. A poignant and powerful, gripping show. A real roller coaster of a show.
Don't see it if You have no taste!
Critic Reviews (5)
Nonetheless, this is a resonant moment to revive Kramer’s poignant and incendiary drama about the politics and prejudice around infectious disease, as well as gay love and activism...The play captures the anger and internal schisms in the community with searing clarity.
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The triumph of Cooke's production is the way it respects every beat of Kramer's political arguments and all his play's wit and style – it is often very funny – while never letting us forget that this here is above all a tragedy of men who lost men they loved, as friends and as partners.
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It is astonishing to think that Larry Kramer’s largely autobiographical play debuted in 1985, right in the midst of the AIDS crisis. No wonder it feels like a missive from the battlefield, blood and shrapnel clinging to every word.
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Although Kramer’s militant drama is light on subjectivity, and his writing style is impersonal, with a preference for debate over imaginative metaphor, there is a clarity and pace in this story, with its good guys, bad guys and in-between guys, that lifts the play above the usual run of docu-dramas.
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Kramer’s play sometimes feels like it is a series of speeches, but they’re speeches still capable of making you sob...Kramer’s play is living history, written without the benefit of hindsight, and it remains undimmed by time.
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