About the Show

Helen Hunt stars in Jonathan Spector's comedy about a liberal school grappling with the vaccination debate.

The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California: where progressive ideals sit at the core of its community. In weekly meetings, Eureka Day’s school board members develop and update policies to preserve this culture of inclusivity, reaching decisions only by consensus. But in the wake of a mumps outbreak, the school’s leadership has to handle the issue of consensus when no-one can agree on the truth.

Academy, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt will make her London theatre debut in the European premiere of Jonathan Spector's comedy. Helen Hunt is best known for her work in movies such as 'Mad About You', 'As Good As It Gets', 'The Sessions' and 'Cast Away'.

Directed by Katy Rudd ('The Ocean at the End of the Lane').

Critic Reviews (8)

"‘Eureka Day’ is just lacking a bit of the heft and muscle it needs to really storm this stage."
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"The evening moves from primary colour, almost crayon-crude, mirth in the first half to something more subtly, and emotionally, shaded in the second, the dramatic stakes for those involved don’t carry quite the requisite heft."
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" 'Eureka Day' is a bracing corrective to the idea that you can only discuss serious issues with a straight face."
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"This remains a needle-sharp comedy that packs a smart and timely punch."
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"This is the play that would have helped to keep us sane during lockdown."
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"The play might have gained by spending longer on unravelling these meaty subjects, especially the idea of investing 'belief' in the goodness of new science."
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"The kind of utopian consensus proposed by the 'Eureka Day' board now feels like a pipe dream. At least we can all agree that the Old Vic is supplying a brilliantly funny and cleverly thought-provoking response."
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"In Katy Rudd’s highly coloured production, it’s as hollow as the echo chambers it lampoons, its characters cartoonish and its satire of liberal pieties unrevealing, if sporadically entertaining."
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