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The Big I Am reviews

Nathan McMullen as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
Nathan McMullen as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

★★★★★
“Every beat of its big brash heart commands your attention”
“A remarkable evening of theatre”
“This is one you have to see yourself”
“The Everyman has come up with something truly experimental, brave, bold and explosive in its storytelling”
Liverpool ECHO

Golda Rosheuvel as Green Woman and Nathan McMullen as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
Golda Rosheuvel as Green Woman and Nathan McMullen as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

★★★★★
“Fasten your theatrical seat belt and take a ticket to ride with the Everyman’s emotional, electrifying and exciting Peer Gynt”
“Encompasses everything that is great about the Everyman”
“A wonderfully wacky yet thought-stimulating, accessible modern day fairy story in the process”
“This is an anarchic, sensitive and superbly striking last play in the four-strong season”
Wirral Globe

Liam Tobin as Peer Gynt with the Everyman Company in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
Liam Tobin as Peer Gynt with the Everyman Company in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

★★★★★
“A truly epic rollercoaster ride”
“A sweeping, anarchic, story of the classical everyman figure, and a perfect fit for the Everyman Theatre’s stage”
“The three Peer Gynts and surrounding ensemble deliver flawless performances”
“This is the kind of work that the Everyman was built on”
The Stage

George Caple as Bridegroom, Golda Rosheuvel as Mother and Emma Bispham as Vera in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
George Caple as Bridegroom, Golda Rosheuvel as Mother and Emma Bispham as Vera in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

★★★★★
"Wildly inventive, exciting, epic storytelling. Miss it and you’ll regret it"
“A captivatingly crazy theatrical ride”
“A chaotic carnival of reality and fantasy, populated by a series of larger-than-life characters and grotesques”
“Quite a finale” (to the Everyman Company season)
Arts City Liverpool

The Everyman Comapny in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
The Everyman Comapny in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

“There’s plenty to like in this playful, propulsive, astutely strange production by Nick Bagnall”
“Its outstanding ensemble of 14 do wonders”
“Ambition and inventiveness never stop coming”
The Times

Liam Tobin as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
Liam Tobin as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

★★★★
“This chaotic, cosmic Scouse fairytale is brash, lewd and frequently laugh-out-loud funny”
“Raucous, irreverent and enjoyable”
“The Everyman Rep finally lets its hair down and simply has boisterous, naughty, joyful fun – and so does the audience”
What’sOnStage.com

Richard Bremmer as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
Richard Bremmer as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

★★★★
“Bold and Ambitious”
“Pulls no punches: sex, violence, and crude jokes they’re all here”
The Big I Am is certainly worth catching”
The Reviews Hub

Keddy Sutton as Ma and Nathan McMullen as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
Keddy Sutton as Ma and Nathan McMullen as Peer Gynt in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

★★★★
“Smart, popular theatre; a great night out that has something to say”
Northern Soul

★★★★★
“Bold, beautiful and extraordinary, peerless”
Liverpool Sound and Vision

George Caple as Vicar in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
George Caple as Vicar in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

★★★★
“It’s bold, exciting and daring but these are reasons why it is a must- see”
North West End

★★★★
“A complete mix of emotions catapulting from humour, to drama, to sadness and despair”
What’s Good to Do

Keddy Sutton as Gustav in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.
Keddy Sutton as Gustav in The Big I Am. Photograph by Gary Calton.

The Big I Am is at the Everyman, Sat 16 Jun to Sat 14 Jul 

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