For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (50)
See it if you wanna see a mega hit of a show an emotional heart reaching but funny show
Don't see it if no reasons not to
See it if you want to see the best play you've ever seen in your whole entire life x
Don't see it if you don't like theatre?!?!?!?!?!
See it if You want to see something that really investigates what it is to be a black male in the UK
Don't see it if You want flashy big theatre
See it if you want an astutely directed and challenging evening of theatre, that balances out its points with humour.
Don't see it if you’re easily triggered: this had a longer trigger warning list than any play I recall seeing in the past but an important watch nonetheless
See it if -
Don't see it if +
See it if You want to experience great story telling in a very clever way. Intense in places.
Don't see it if You’re after an ‘easy’ show experience.
See it if you enjoy contemporary theatre with a deep and powerful social message.
Don't see it if you are unwilling to listen and learn about Black British culture - in fact, in this case, you should go.
See it if It is relevant, it is necessary. You just have to sit there in silence and listen, carefully, and learn everything you can.
Don't see it if I think this is the type of show that HAS to be seen from everyone at least once in their life.
Critic Reviews (10)
"The play is shot through with humour as its preferred vehicle for making its points."
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"A feelgood show that plumbs the depths, then, and a choral cry to be heard that leaves you inspired not browbeaten. Not bad for a West End debut."
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"If the writing is grandiloquent and self-pitying in places — there’s room to cut at least 30 minutes from the two-and-a-half-hour running time — the performances are note-perfect."
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"For all its energy, the show still feels slightly too long. Yet it adds up to a remarkable evening, its themes enlivened and illuminated by laughter and affection. It is quite something."
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"Completely faultless in its execution, this powerful and thought=provoking show is without a shadow of a doubt the best play of the year so far...'For Black Boys…' is a show I firmly believe everybody needs to see, and one that will stay in my mind for a long while yet."
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This trailblazing ensemble cast do not just perform the play, they live and breathe it in a way that is rarely seen on stage. For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy brings to the West End an essential set of lived experiences that have been missing from our stages for far too long.
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"...the vibrant spirit of the play is hard to resist. Even if the men’s undefined roles make them sometimes seem cartoonish, the play remains a juggernaut that deserves to attract the masses."
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"It’s a powerful and moving finale that never goes over the top but is kept at a steady burn that sears the brain more effectively. A total triumph, and a game-changer for the West End."
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