Long Day's Journey Into Night (West End)
Ends Jun 08 3h 0m
Long Day's Journey Into Night (West End)
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Long Day's Journey Into Night (West End) London Reviews and Tickets

72%
(359 Ratings)
Positive
66%
Mixed
14%
Negative
20%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Great writing, Slow, Profound

About the Show

Olivier award-winner Brian Cox stars in Jeremy Herrin’s new production of Eugene O’Neill’s family drama.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (24)

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74 Reviews | 6 Followers
95
Resonant, Thought-provoking, Profound, Great writing, Great acting

See it if I am adding few extra points extra to the show to lift its UNDESERVINGLY low rating. If you like this play, it is an EXCELLENT adaptation.

Don't see it if You don't like very long, depressing but brilliant plays with no happy ending. It is VERY difficult play to stage and perform and I think Read more

204 Reviews | 38 Followers
90
Masterful, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You love a classic mystery play with a few twist and turns

Don't see it if if you don't like slow burners which have long dialogue

92 Reviews | 4 Followers
68
Clever, Dated

See it if You know the play or like long shows

Don't see it if You get bored easily

133 Reviews | 17 Followers
51
Long, Sooooo loooooooooooong, Looooong

See it if you've never seen the play live, and for Patricia Clarkson.

Don't see it if Act 1: 1hour 30mins... Act 2: 1 hour 50 mins ... fills you with horror. Read more

51 Reviews | 3 Followers
45
Painful, Slow, Great acting

See it if you love the original play and want to see famous actors on stage

Don't see it if you would like to see something you would actually enjoy. the play is too long and gets boring after the first half an hour…

39 Reviews | 1 Follower
98
Profound, Intense, Great writing, Great acting, Exquisite

See it if You like achingly beautiful but ultimately devastating plays. This is certainly that. One of the masterpieces of 20th C American literature.

Don't see it if Drawn out family dynamics, heavy with dialogue, and unresolved pain isn't why you go to the Theatre. Read more

35 Reviews | 2 Followers
90
Masterful, Great writing, Great acting, Exquisite, Absorbing

See it if You want to see one of the great American plays with a top notch cast. The story is one that slowly absorbs you in.

Don't see it if you want a quick action packed night out.

12 Reviews | 0 Followers
55
Flat, Static, Endlessly

See it if Patricia Clarkson gives an amazing performance. She’s absolutely brilliant despite the production being extremely lengthy and uneventful.

Don't see it if Brian Cox couldn’t remember lots of his lines. Seems like the cast is just rehearsing and it’s not quite there yet. It’s a 3.5 endless hours

Critic Reviews (11)

The London Evening Standard
April 3rd, 2024

"...full of pathos and ruined grandeur"
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Time Out London
April 3rd, 2024

"...mostly this is a very straight production. It remains a truly great play"
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The Guardian (UK)
April 3rd, 2024

"This is the ultimate family reckoning, with some light, but mostly shade."
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The Telegraph (UK)
April 3rd, 2024

"...Cox’s laudably robust return to the London stage, but his performance was sensational"
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The Times (UK)
April 3rd, 2024

"Brian Cox puts in the work but it’s a tough job"
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WhatsOnStage
April 3rd, 2024

"...it has a remarkable capacity to speak to all times, all places and all families."
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The Arts Desk
April 3rd, 2024

"O'Neill masterwork is once again driven by its Mary"
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The Stage (UK)
April 3rd, 2024

"...the acting here is dauntless: a monumental testament to domestic agony."
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