Find out what critics are saying about Jitney, playing at The Old Vic until 09 Jul 2022.

Superb performances drive this thrilling slice of history that resonates powerfully today.

★★★★ Evening Standard

Enthralling… beautifully realised production.

★★★★ The Guardian

But it’s above all the performances, with their swagger and banter, their hair-trigger tensions and heart-twisting intimacies, that make this memorable: a rich slice of precarious life

The i

Under Tinuke Craig’s direction, the stage is always bustling

The Independent

Tremendous.

★★★★ The Telegraph

Outstandingly well-acted… Fractious, funny, lively.

★★★★ The Times

Wondrous and captivating, Craig’s production gets this play’s soul

Time Out

Every performance is outstanding in Tinuke Craig’s sensitive and lively production.

★★★★ WhatsOnStage

Photos by Manuel Harlan