Productions

5 STARS The Times

‘This taut, thrilling play runs with hardly a moment for breath.'

‘Lee Miller is physically wild, free of the slightest self conciousness...'

‘To see (Cumberbatch) hurling himself into the agile physicality and awkward strangeness of the Creature is revelatory, a quantum leap for his reputation.'

‘...they're both terffic....‘It is a theatrical coup.'

‘Mark Tildesley's stunning design and Bruno Poet's remarkable lighting effects use the Olivier's vastness with controlled, imaginative strength.'

‘The music, by Underworld, is perfect.'

‘...it is rather wonderful: thoughtful, exciting, moving.'

5 STARS Sunday Express

'Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller lend both gravitas and a frightening physical immediacy'

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4 STARS Independent

‘Boyle's role-reversal twist a shocking, haunting success'

‘Danny Boyle's extraordinarily haunting production'

‘Johnny Lee Miller's astonishing Creature.'

‘Lee Miller gives a whole new lease of life to the term "shock to the system"...'

‘Cumberbatch is brilliant at conveying the blackly ridiculous aspects of the hubristic scientist.'

'These are imaginative productions that pack a devastating cumulative punch and score a singular success.'

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4 STARS Evening Standard

‘The National Theatre has a hit on its hands.'

‘The opening 10 minutes are stunning. They are as atmospheric as theatre ever gets.'

‘The scenes that concentrate on Cumberbatch and Miller are powerful. There is a compelling chemistry between them...'

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4 STARS Guardian

‘Cumberbatch's Creature is unforgettable... It is an astonishing performance.'

‘The actors complement each other perfectly.'

‘Boyle's production is a bravura triumph in which Mark Tildesley's design provides a whole series of visual coups.'

‘A stunning evening.'

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4 STARS Daily Telegraph

‘Boyle...pulls of something truly spectacular here.'

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4 STARS Daily Mail

‘Boyle draws terrifically gutsy performances from his two leads.'

‘The visceral nature of the performances is tremendously impressive..'

‘...this is a memorable production and will doubtless be spoken of for years to come.'

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