Author Elizabeth Charlesworth
Published 19/04/2022
Discover what critics are saying about Mike Barlett‘s The 47th, playing until 28 May at The Old Vic.
Tamara Tunie and Bertie Carvel in The 47th at The Old Vic. Photo by Marc Brenner
Bertie Carvel is remarkable in this outrageous, must-see play.
Bertie Carvel is jaw-droppingly good in Mike Bartlett’s bold, witty new drama.
Joss Carter (Shaman) in The 47th at The Old Vic. Photo by Marc Brenner
A riff on Shakespearean tragedy with a punchy contemporary angle... Mike Bartlett has crafted an epic.
Sharp, insightful and packed with humour... a fascinating production.
Lydia Wilson (Ivanka Trump) in The 47th at The Old Vic, photo by Marc Brenner
Rupert Goold’s production crackles.
Mike Bartlett’s gripping blank verse fantasia on the 2024 US elections has a relentlessly enthralling, twisty turny plot... it’s tremendous entertainment.
Fitfully brilliant and always utterly, utterly gripping... The writing shimmers with power.