REVIEW: Hadestown, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Matthew Lunn reviews Hadestown, a new musical by Anais Mitchell now playing at the National Theatre.
Matthew Lunn reviews Hadestown, a new musical by Anais Mitchell now playing at the National Theatre.
Full casting has been announced for Hadestown the musical at the National Theatre.
Quite simply, it is one of the most perfectly conceived, cast and executed productions of a musical on any stage anywhere in the world. It’s shocking, brutal, brilliant and beautiful, all at once; like any good date, it is sexy, funny, serious and well worth a whole hearted investment
The play is beautifully written for the most part, although it does seem a trifle long. There are many excellent one-liners, but there is also a sense of bonhomie which pervades the writing and which is crucial to the play’s success.