Second Best
Second Best
Ends Mar 01 1h 30m London: Hammersmith
95% 62 reviews
95%
(62 Ratings)
Positive
95%
Mixed
3%
Negative
2%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Entertaining, Clever, Funny

About the Show

A former child actor reflects on a near miss with stardom as he faces the adventure of fatherhood.

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Critic Reviews (8)

The Telegraph (UK)
February 4th, 2025

"Barney Norris’s script serves the light and shade of the story well"
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WhatsOnStage
February 4th, 2025

"The overall effect is surprisingly rich, a morality tale wrapped in a wizard’s cloak"
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The London Evening Standard
February 4th, 2025

"...makes his stage debut with a performance that is part-stand up, part-trauma dump"
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The Arts Desk
February 5th, 2025

"Asa Butterfield brings the magic"
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Time Out London
February 5th, 2025

"Butterfield is simply magic"
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London Theatre
February 4th, 2025

"...a quiet revelation as a man struggling to reconcile his past with his future"
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The Guardian (UK)
February 4th, 2025

"Barney Norris’s adaptation...shows us a man who just missed out on stardom"
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The Stage (UK)
February 6th, 2025

"it’s an uplifting endnote, and a comforting reminder to all struggling ‘second bests’"
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