The Human Voice (London) London Reviews and Tickets

See it if You want to see and experience an excellent actress in a one-woman show

Don't see it if You tend to identify with the character, because the experience is frustrating and depressing. The ending was also predictable for me.

See it if you like compelling monologues

Don't see it if watching a woman unwind and spin out slowly but surely is not something you want to have to watch, unable to intervene

See it if you're willing to sit through a mediocre play just to see Ruth Wilson on stage.

Don't see it if you like the plot to move faster than at snail pace (or in fact have a plot more complex than a woman crying over a man). Read more

See it if you want to hear Radiohead's "How to Disappear Completely" in full, which was honestly the highlight of the show.

Don't see it if you want to see direction or staging that do any credit to the incredible acting abilities of Ruth Wilson. Read more

See it if You enjoy watching a world class actor being betrayed by terrible creative choices from the team.

Don't see it if For any of the following reasons: You understand what an important play this is; You value your sanity; You want to bankrupt the producer

See it if You like Ruth Wilson, or one person shows. Also see if you like totally strange and different productions.

Don't see it if You bore easily,

See it if you enjoy Ruth Wilson's acting (which is superb here).

Don't see it if you don't enjoy narratives about women who define themselves by their men.

See it if You want to see Ruth Wilson, don’t mind listening to her through a glass wall so there is always a feeling of echo

Don't see it if You don’t like repetition, annoying telephone noises. If you recently broke up!