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World premiere drama by Jack Nicholls explores love/violence in Britain's earliest people.

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Critic Reviews (6)

London Theatre
February 13th, 2026

"The first half is engrossing and the palpable tension following Danielle’s entry to the cave bubbles nicely for a time, but things run out of steam and the latter half feels sluggish by comparison"
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WhatsOnStage
February 13th, 2026

“It’s overlong (running without an interval) and not always as shocking as it thinks it is. But it is beautifully staged, acted with commitment and meaning and has a remarkable ability to undercut expectations and open up thinking.”
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The Stage (UK)
February 13th, 2026

"As a whole, the play quickly becomes more exasperating than intriguing. It circles its themes obsessively without ever making much in the way of satisfying progress."
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Time Out London
February 13th, 2026

“The Shitheads doesn’t leave us with lessons on how to survive a climate disaster; nor does it aim to. Rather, it is a piece of theatre that takes big swings...in an effort to remind us that we all do terrible things to survive.”
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All That Dazzles (UK)
February 13th, 2026

“The narrative threads - conspiracy, inherited fear, the fragile birth of community - never quite tie themselves into a satisfying knot.”
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The Independent (UK)
February 13th, 2026

“While there are only a handful of moments in which this production really comes alive, it’s a confident, punchy, and dramatically substantial piece of theatre – exactly what you want from a new original.”
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