Trouble In Butetown London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (6)
See it if It’s alright, but a little forgettable
Don't see it if You have something better to do
See it if The cast are all great. The story is great too. Relatively simple I guess but is all about an insight into relationships during the war.
Don't see it if The actors are not wearing mics, not a massive issue however from the very top row, when their backs were turned, it was harder to hear.
See it if Love kitchen sink dramas; beautiful intimate set; dealt with Welsh race relations in the 40s with a deft hand; excellent performances.
Don't see it if Like small family dramas.
See it if You are interested in a play with a plot, learn about a piece of interesting historical trivia
Don't see it if Some scenes don’t feel plausible, character of the young sister takes too much importance
See it if You like historical dramas, want to explore marginalised stories, and you're willing to use your imagination.
Don't see it if You prefer lots of stage elements that don't require imagination to fully immerse in the story. The child actor wasn't consistently audible. Read more
See it if Don’t. Just don’t
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Critic Reviews (9)
“...this sophomore effort from Atuona in its current form feels underwritten and lacking in punch.”
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“Craig’s production is consistently entertaining. And beneath its covering of fuzzy warmth, it reminds us how mixed British society has always been, and how recently labels like “coloured” or the N-word were bandied around.”
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"The script is deft, never preaching, but some elements are one step removed from a final polish: the winning humour jars in the later, darker scenes when the stakes are raised; a love story feels tacked on and a surge of melodrama comes with clunky plot-turns toward the end."
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"Though it errs on being too neat at times, the overall effect is of something warm, spontaneous and true, the ensemble – directed by Tinuke Craig – beautifully serving low-key moments and high-stakes shifts."
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“The script packs in period detail...’Trouble in Butetown’ is a glimpse of another time, another world.”
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“ ‘Trouble in Butetown’ never loses its capacity to engage. It looks at the past with new eyes, trying to pull out the strings of Britain's tangled history, and it has the grace to spend time developing and listening to characters who aren't often heard. “
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“Atuona’s vivid characters are irresistible, in a drama that, at its best, has a piercing loveliness.”
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"Some humane and funny moments help smooth out the bumps in the writing – it all makes for an entertaining show."
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