A breathlessly tense production. A timely revival, tautly directed. Recommended.The Independant
It feels timely, uncomfortable, and riveting: a worthy revivalTheatrecat
Stella Gonet invests Sister Aloysius with the requisite conviction and righteous fireThe Stage
A slickly efficient, 90-minute four-handerEvening Standard
The cast is very strong, with several particularly outstanding performances, this play grips.The Times
This strong production, directed by Ché Walker, strips the play back to its basics & is rivetingThe Times
Director Che Walker has created a tense atmosphere, where nobody can be certain about anythingThe Upcoming
John Patrick Shanley's masterpiece gets a chilling and thought-provoking productionBroadway World
This is one of the most potently compelling plays you're ever likely to see - 'spellbinding' is a more appropriate and accurate description.Actdrop
We're all used to applause punctuating the end of a song in musicals - sometimes out of habit as much as anything. Yet we don't hear applause for an actor's performance at the end of a scene - even for big name stars, and even on press nights.Actdrop
Doubt, A Parable is one of the most acclaimed plays in recent memory. When the play premiered on Broadway it won 4 Tony Awards including Best Play, named Best Play by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Best New Play (Drama Desk Awards) and Outstanding Play (Lucille Lortel Awards). Doubt, A Parable won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The subsequent Hollywood film starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis, received 4 Oscar and 3 BAFTA nominations.
Now Doubt, A Parable, in which a Catholic school principal questions a priest’s ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, got its first London revival in 10 years at Southwark Playhouse, London in the Large theatre space September 2017.
What do you do when you’re not sure? So asks Father Flynn, the progressive and beloved priest at the St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx, in his sermon. It’s 1964, and things are changing, to the chagrin of rigid principal Sister Aloysius. However, when an unconscionable accusation is levelled against the Father, Sister Aloysius realises that the only way to get justice is to create it herself. And as for the truth of the matter? As Father Flynn says, doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. In stunning prose, John Patrick Shanley delves into the murky shadows of moral certainty, his characters always balancing on the thin line between truth and consequences. Doubt, A Parable is an exquisite, potent drama that raises questions and answer none, leaving the audience to grapple with the discomfort of their uncertainties.
OFF WEST END AWARD NOMINATIONS | WINNER – Jo Martin – FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY
MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY – Jonathan Chambers , FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY – Stella Gonet , FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY – Clare Latham, DIRECTOR – Ché Walker
Press★★★★★ Stage Review
★★★★★ Art Drop
★★★★★ Remote Goat
★★★★★ The Gay UK
★★★★ The Independant
★★★★ The Times
★★★★ Theatre Cat
★★★★ Broadway World
★★★★ The Upcoming
★★★★ Female Arts
★★★★ The Spy In The Stalls
★★★★ British Theatre
★★★★ Everything Theatre
★★★★ London Theatre 1
★★★★ Pocket Sized Theatre
★★★★ Live Theatre UK
ByJohn Patrick Shanley
CastSister Aloysius - Stella Gonet
Father Flynn - Jonathan Chambers
Mrs Muller - Jo Martin
Sister James - Clare Latham
Creative TeamDirector - Chè Walker
Designer - PJ McEvoy
Lighting Designer - Tim Lutkin
Sound Designer - Joshua Robins
VenueSouthwark PlayhouseYear2017