Constellations gives the feeling of an acting exercise where you’re thrown a line and told to deliver it as many different ways as you can...the play provides multiple answers to the same question: what happens when two people meet?
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But it’s a zingy, entertaining play. Atim and Jeremiah nail it. Wanamaker and Capaldi don’t quite. There will be some universes where it’s the opposite. But it’s hard to imagine there are any in which ‘Constellations’ doesn’t add a little magic to our summer.
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Atim and Jeremiah give a masterclass in presenting the shifting possibilities of interpretation, of inflection and body language, in each fresh take on these short scenes.
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This is a short, sharp, smart hit of first-class drama, that humanises the randomness of the universe.
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Jeremiah and Atim were solid and amiable, but Capaldi and Wanamaker dug deeper. Instead of just portraying characters, they became them...As a technical study, it’s fascinating viewing for any students of drama.
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Think Tom Stoppard meets Sliding Doors...This ingenious revival, by original director Michael Longhust, offers four casts — and yet more variations...A starry triumph.
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...it is also testimony to Michael Longhurst’s direction that the play feels alive with ideas, action and fizz, but is balanced with stillness and depth.
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[Sheila Atim and Ivanno Jeremiah] is a magical pairing, and a well nigh flawless 75 minutes of theatre...It's a total pleasure to re-encounter this magnificent play in Michael Longhurst's boldly imaginative staging.
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