“ ‘Lemons’ only works if you buy the chemistry between its two characters – and Coleman and Turner are a powerfully charismatic double act...It’s a compelling argument for art as a means of expression – for when words just aren’t enough.”
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“...’Lemons’ is a bittersweet pleasure: a play that asks wide-ranging questions about communication and control, and a sad love story subtly enacted by two luminous screen stars.”
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“If words are rationed or banned, this play suggests, we will find other ways to express our love.”
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"‘Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons’ is still good after its richly deserved West End glow-up, it’s just that it’s gone a little sour."
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"Plenty for fans to admire, then, but a few syllables short of a humdinger."
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"For all Turner and Coleman's energy, you never quite get to know this couple, so the play feels less profound and less moving than it should."
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“You can see why the play felt ripe for revival. The colossal act of democratic self-harm it depicts echoes Brexit and its ongoing effects; its backdrop of demo and dissent could hardly feel more timely.”
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“Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner work wonderfully well together, bouncing off each other, both in moments of levity and solemnity. As we move between pre and post quietude there is a marked difference in terms of the dialogue, one is fast paced, free and verbose, the other more tightly controlled and measured”
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