Consent (play) explained

Consent
Premiere:4 April 2017
Place:Royal National Theatre
Orig Lang:English
Genre:Drama

Consent is a 2017 play by Nina Raine. Its premiere production was at the National Theatre from 4 April to 17 May 2017.[1] This run received positive reviews. In his 5 star review for The Independent, Paul Taylor stated "One of Nina Raine's most enjoyable and intelligent plays yet. Unreservedly recommended."[2] In his 4 star review for The Telegraph, Dominic Cavendish described the play as a "tense, entertaining modern-day tragi-comedy... Is it worth seeing this ambitious would-be play for today? My much mulled verdict: yes, absolutely."[3]

The 2017 production was revived for a West End transfer in May 2018 with the same director (Roger Michell) but a largely new cast and ran at the Harold Pinter Theatre until 11 August.

Premiere casts

Character 2017[4] 2018
Rachel Sian Clifford
Tim Lee Ingleby
Edward Stephen Campbell Moore
Gayle / Laura Heather Craney
Zara Clare Foster
Jake Adam James
Kitty Claudie Blakley

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 5 theatre openings: 3 - 9 April . WhatsOnStage.com . April 3, 2017 . April 6, 2017.
  2. Web site: Consent, Dorfman, National Theatre, London, review: One of Nina Raine's most enjoyable and intelligent plays yet . The Independent . April 5, 2017 . April 6, 2017.
  3. Web site: Cavendish . Dominic . A tense, entertaining modern-day tragi-comedy - Consent, National's Dorfman Theatre, review . The Telegraph . April 6, 2017 . April 6, 2017.
  4. Web site: Consent . National Theatre . April 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170521173415/https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/consent . May 21, 2017 . dead .