"Dressed in saturated, baggy clothing, the waif-like Vikander is achingly haunted, while Lincoln’s steady, well-mannered doctor unravels as he tries to be ‘the good guy’ and give his wife the space she needs to work through past trauma."
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"...The Lady from the Sea proceeds exactly as you’d expect a Simon Stone play to proceed. There is a lot of very posh banter, that’s very entertaining"
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"In the end, the night is more memorable for incidental pleasures...Like Ellida, I’m torn between an unsatisfactory present and a better, less try-hard past."
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"It is a hugely enjoyable evening, full of insight and provocation. If it isn’t quite as revealing as the best of Stone’s work, it’s only because he has set himself a very high bar."
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"This is splashy event theatre, where star casting, the high-wire work of Simon Stone’s process, and the technical sophistication of the Bridge Theatre collide. Take it as such and you won’t be disappointed."
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"Although Stone’s dialogue here is almost aggressively 21st century, he doesn’t seem especially interested in the contemporary themes he gestures to...Stone has lost sight of what this play’s actually about."
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"...fantastically original, gripping and magnificent to the end."
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"Powerful central performances from Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln propel this stylish reworking of Ibsen’s drama of obligation, family and personal freedom"
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