The Greatest Play in the History of the World

Tue 29 Jun to Sat 3 Jul 2021

PLAYHOUSE

£20 - £30

★★★★★ Cheshire Live ★★★★ Observer ★★★★ Always Time for theatre ★★★★ Reviews Hub ★★★★ North West End ★★★★ A Younger Theatre 

A universal love story that celebrates the human race in all its glorious messiness, confusion and joy.

A man wakes in the middle of the night to discover that the world has stopped. Through the crack in his bedroom curtains he can see no signs of life at all...other than a light in the house opposite where a woman in an over-sized Bowie T-shirt stands, looking back at him.

Starring BAFTA nominated Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street, Broadchurch), The Greatest Play… is squashed full of exquisite observation and heartbreaking beauty.

The Stage Edinburgh Award Winner and 2018 Fringe sell-out show.

★★★★ "About as close as theatre can come to being hugged for 70 minutes non-stop"
Independent

★★★★ "As clever as Einstein, as cosy as a pair of old slippers, and a joy to watch"
The Herald

★★★★ "A love letter to life"
Mail on Sunday

★★★★ "Just magical"
What’s On Stage

Presented by Tara Finney Productions In association with Hull Truck Theatre
Originally produced in association with Royal Exchange Theatre.

Cast

Julie Hesmondhalgh -

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Company

By Ian Kershaw

Director Raz Shaw

Designer Naomi Kuyck-Cohen

Lighting Designer Jack Knowles

Composer & Sound Designer Mark Melville

What's different about your visit?

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Power of One

Three solo performances highlight the ‘power of one’ on stage...
The Greatest Play in the History of the World // reviews

★★★★ “If you get the chance to see it, seize it.”
The Observer

★★★★★ “…after being away from the theatre for so long, (it) is simply the greatest feeling in the history of the world!”
Cheshire Live

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