Constellations (London)
Closed 1h 10m
Constellations (London)
85%
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(5 Ratings)
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Members say
Absorbing, Clever, Great acting, Relevant, Thought-provoking

Four casts take turns to perform this award-winning play about relationships and possibilities. 

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Critic Reviews (9)

The Guardian (UK)
July 2nd, 2021

...it is also testimony to Michael Longhurst’s direction that the play feels alive with ideas, action and fizz, but is balanced with stillness and depth.
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London Theatre
July 2nd, 2021

Think Tom Stoppard meets Sliding Doors...This ingenious revival, by original director Michael Longhust, offers four casts — and yet more variations...A starry triumph.
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The Stage (UK)
July 1st, 2021

By opening the play out to multiple casts, it comes to feel more of a metatheatrical exercise – its dramatic mechanics more apparent – and less an eviscerating exploration of the universe.
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The Arts Desk
July 2nd, 2021

Constellations gives the feeling of an acting exercise where you’re thrown a line and told to deliver it as many different ways as you can...the play provides multiple answers to the same question: what happens when two people meet?
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Time Out London
July 1st, 2021

But it’s a zingy, entertaining play. Atim and Jeremiah nail it. Wanamaker and Capaldi don’t quite. There will be some universes where it’s the opposite. But it’s hard to imagine there are any in which ‘Constellations’ doesn’t add a little magic to our summer.
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The Telegraph (UK)
July 2nd, 2021

Atim and Jeremiah give a masterclass in presenting the shifting possibilities of interpretation, of inflection and body language, in each fresh take on these short scenes.
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The London Evening Standard
July 2nd, 2021

This is a short, sharp, smart hit of first-class drama, that humanises the randomness of the universe.
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The Times (UK)
July 5th, 2021

Jeremiah and Atim were solid and amiable, but Capaldi and Wanamaker dug deeper. Instead of just portraying characters, they became them...As a technical study, it’s fascinating viewing for any students of drama.
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