The Duchess (West End)
Closed 2h 30m
The Duchess (West End)
69%
69%
(543 Ratings)
Positive
60%
Mixed
12%
Negative
28%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Unusual, Intruiging, Boring

About the Show

A widow defies her family by remarrying, sparking a series of cruel and devastating punishments.

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Critic Reviews (7)

The Independent (UK)
October 17th, 2024

"Jodie Whittaker play is robbed of its subtlety and dark magic"
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The London Evening Standard
October 17th, 2024

"it’s thrilling to see Jodie Whittaker back on stage"
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The Times (UK)
October 17th, 2024

"It’s a clever touch, at least, to give the Duchess a ghostly afterlife."
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The Stage (UK)
October 17th, 2024

"strangely dispassionate exploration of male violence"
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London Theatre
October 17th, 2024

"Despite the show’s modern update, the patriarchal attitudes here still feel Jacobean."
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The Telegraph (UK)
October 16th, 2024

"Whittaker is magnificent at seamlessly shifting between emotional states"
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The Arts Desk
October 18th, 2024

"actors imprisoned by confused time travelling"
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