★★★★★ “A bravura version of the 1981 movie... pure exhilaration.” – The Sunday Times
“[A] stirring crowd-pleaser.” – Evening Standard
“Gripping human confrontation... sure to be a huge popular theatrical success.” – The Stage
“Even this grumpy Olymposceptic was brought to actual tears, moved to empathy and understanding by the fabulous theatricality of it... above all, it's the sincerity: a full-blooded willingness to take the hearty morality, amateur spirit and patriotism at its own valuation without modish irony.” – The Times
“A fine Olympic-season project... [Bartlett] utilises the stage's greater ability to open up to the protagonists’ inner voices, showing Abrahams’ preoccupation with his never-present father and in particular Liddell's devout brand of muscular Christianity.” – The Financial Times
“Funny, pithy and creative... about as close to a West End musical as it's possible to get without in fact being one.” – Time Out
“What eventually emerges as the really engaging battle of wills is that of Abrahams and Liddell versus the British Establishment – ironic, as they each strive to shine for king and country.” – The Independent
“A triumph of will that is in keeping with the spirit of the story it tells... an unmissable theatrical offering in the year of the London Olympics.” – The Observer
★★★★★ “A bravura version of the 1981 movie... pure exhilaration... surely one of the great treats of the summer.” – The Sunday Times
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
The Truth Behind... Chariots of Fire
by Matt Law
19 July 2024