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THE EFFECT opens at the National Theatre

Rupert Goold directs Lucy Prebble’s new play THE EFFECT, in a co-production between Headlong and the National Theatre.

 

Goold directs with clarity and wit, eliciting acting that is boldly physical yet also often achingly delicate.” – Evening Standard 5*

…immaculately directed by Rupert Goold…” – The Guardian 4*

Dramatist Lucy Prebble and director Rupert Goold certainly can’t be accused of dodging difficult subject matter. They scored a huge success with Enron… Now the dream team is reunited on The Effect…” – The Independent 4*

“…there is a beautiful tenderness and grace about this production.” – The Telegraph 5*