A HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT
By Nicholas Wright, adapted from the book by Pumla Medikizela
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Hampstead Theatre, London
Fugard Theatre, Cape Town
Market Theatre, Johannesburg
BAM, New York -
Director - Jonathan Munby
Designer - Paul Wills
Lighting - Tim Mitchell
Sound Design – Christopher Shutt -
Pumla – Noma Dumezweni
Eugene - Matthew Marsh
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Jonathan Munby's extraordinarily intense production Raising complex, painful questions about responsibility and reconciliation, this 80-minute piece is unmissable.
Independent, Critics Choice
★★★★★
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Jonathan Munby’s 80-minute production is intense, certainly, but thrillingly so, and cut with humour.
The Times, Critics Choice
★★★★★
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There is genuine dramatic tension in the proceedings, neatly exploited by Jonathan Munby's production
Guardian
★★★★
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Jonathan Munby’s elegantly spare production, Dumezweni and Marsh approach the moral and emotional complexities of Wright’s script with a grave restraint that becomes more agonisingly taut with each new revelation.
Daily Telegraph
★★★★
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Jonathan Munby’s smart, simple production opens in a lecture hall outside the theatre before moving us into the darkness of the performance space and of one man’s psyche. And what an exceptionally dark and complex place that is.
Time Out, Critics Choice
★★★★★
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Anything on the theme of apartheid has inherent drama of a high-octane variety, and in Wright's hands, and those of his director Jonathan Munby, it is given a concise, succinct and gripping examination. A five-star piece of theatre.
Critics Choice, What's On Stage
★★★★★
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Jonathan Munby's taut production…This nuanced picture of the couple’s encounters makes for an intimate and intense experience.
Evening Standard
★★★★