Accidental Death of an Anarchist (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (156)
See it if edgy slap-stick comedy from the ensemble cast, challenging the ways we think about power and the UK police force now is your thing
Don't see it if you cringe easily - sit in the front three rows of the stalls and you will be chatted to, used to hold a coat or catch chocolates...
See it if The best thing I’ve seen in my fifteen years of theatre going. Hilarious, clever, and a tour de force of a performance by Daniel Rigby.
Don't see it if You’re in the police force…
See it if You like your theatre to make you laugh and enjoy the show but also hold an important message. You can also appreciate amazing acting!
Don't see it if You can't generally keep up with fast paced theatre or are not looking to read between lines or have to think too deeply about a storyline. Read more
See it if you want to see a phenomenally funny show. Clever, witty, fast paced and full of great references with a clear message throughout.
Don't see it if you’re not in to fast paced farces or indeed, you don’t want to engage with a political message however well put across it is.
See it if you want to watch a fast-paced farce examining the Met police
Don't see it if You don't like farce or do not want to question the current police Read more
See it if You love farce and want to laugh for two hours - face ache by the end! There’s also some quite up to date, relevant commentary on life!
Don't see it if You have no sense of humour and don’t like political comedy
See it if you like insane clever laugh out loud satire. It’s a really great show and phenomenal cast!
Don't see it if you don’t want to see how corrupt people in positions of authority are.
See it if You enjoy a neat updated London set version of the Dario Fo classic.
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Critic Reviews (8)
“He [Rigby] doesn’t just take Basden’s script by the throat and deliver its needling round of gags with breathless finesse, he exerts a physicality that dominates every inch of the office interior and beyond.”
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...Tom Basden’s supercharged adaptation — belongs very much in the present day, adding no end of references to the Met’s string of recent, very public failures.”
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“'Accidental Death of an Anarchist' has now arrived in the West End, and there’s hardly a more energised evening in town. Whether that sustained adrenaline will appeal to playgoers or eventually pall is surely a matter of individual taste.”
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist has its audience howling for about ninety percent of the running time; sometimes resulting in us missing the next joke because the laughter was so loud. But when it comes to getting it’s point across, it never fails to hit the mark. The Maniac, and the play itself, pulls no punches when discussing the failings of the police, and by extension, the establishment, resulting in a ferociously funny play that will send shivers down spines at Scotland Yard
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“Rigby, who has the unparalleled quality of being annoying in the most endearing way, doesn’t just perform Basden’s exquisite script: he blows every single line up, making each one a balloon or a bomb depending how mad he’s feeling.”
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A performance like this is a rare gem, not to be missed in a deliriously entertaining and politically urgent show that hits all its targets with cool, comic precision.
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“ ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ is an absolute riot – a belly-aching tour-de-force that wraps some sobering truths in masterful comedy. Pitch perfect.”
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“It’s shockingly funny, thanks in no small part to Rigby as the Maniac...in maintaining the Maniac’s belief that life is a game and rules are for suckers, it allows us, for two hours, to laugh at the bleakest of situations.”
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