Consent Tickets
Nina Raine’s ‘blistering new play’ (New York Times) makes a triumphant and timely transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre.Performance dates
18 May 2018 – 11 August 2018
Run time 2hr 20min (inc. interval)
Includes interval
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Nina Raine’s Consent has now opened at the Harold Pinter after completing the 2017 critically acclaimed sell-out run at the Dorfman Theatre. Directed by Roger Michell and originally co-produced and commissioned by Out of Joint, Consent is at the Harold Pinter Theatre until 11 August for a strictly limited 12-week run.
The cast includes Claudie Blakley, Stephen Campbell Moore, Heather Craney and Adam James with further casting to be announced. Set is by Hildegard Bechtler, with costumes by Dinah Collin, lighting by Rick Fisher, music by Kate Whitley, sound by John Leonard and casting by Amy Ball CDG.
Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered? Friends take opposing briefs in a contentious legal case. The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs. At home, their own lives begin to unravel as every version of the truth is challenged.
This ‘tense, entertaining modern-day tragi-comedy’ (Daily Telegraph) takes a searing look at the law whilst putting modern relationships into the dock.
Content
Recommended for ages 15 and above. This play contains strong language, makes reference to, and depicts sexual violence.Recent Reviews
brilliant play , well cast , well acted , sensitively handled a difficult subject , and appropriate humour .
I really enjoyed the play, because we changed seats once it started. one of the seats the view was very limited the other wasn't both cost the same this didn't seem right.
Brillant ,clever and funny play that keep you thinking and questioning on difficult subjects : truth, lies, interpretations, pain, revanche, justice . Fantastic performances ! I really enjoyed it .
This is an extraordinary piece of writing - my first experience of Nina Raine's work and I was blown away! Superb direction - emotionally real performances by all the actors - crisp and ingenious scene changes. The serious plot lines were injected with humour, rawness and poignancy - beautifully balanced. I would say that this is a play which MUST be seen.
Really enjoyed Consent for the second time, came down from Manchester (worth the journey, thought provoking stuff..
Extremely thought provoking and powerful. Well acted and entertaining. Left theatre with all kinds of thoughts buzzing around my head which in my book means a good visit to the West End!
Very raw, real and relatable. The actors were excellent and really portrayed a whole spectrum of emotions in a very believable way. Many of the situations brought back memories from my own life. Very enjoyable!
Good play, awful seat. Absolutely impossible to sit as the leg room was insufficient
A very interesting play about an equally challenging subject; however, i'm not sure it required the constant use of such bad language.
comfortable theatre and seats. helpful staff. The theme was excellent. Acting was fairly mediocre. some good one liners. The over use of 'f' word completely spoiled the enjoyment.Found that to be quite an insult to the intelligence of the audience.That was serious poverty of language. Sarla
Powerful story, very relevant for our times. Well acted although some of the female voices did not carry very well and it was difficult to hear them.
Very emotionally charged, great plot development and sub texts
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Reviews / Features
Consent Review: No means no, yes?
Nina Raine’s West End transfer of Consent could not have come at a better time. With the #metoo campaign gaining momentum daily (as it should), Consent manages to open up our eyes just a little bit further to an issue that is often brushed under the rug.
27 Jun, 2018 | By Kay Johal
Features
Consent
Consent is ultimately a play about relationships. The relationships they have with their friends, their lovers and in the case of Ed (Stephen Campbell-Moore) and Tim (Lee Ingleby) their clients in a rape trial. Whilst the issue of Consent often appears it is often in the context of these relationships and what happens when consent breaks down or wrongly assumed to be given.
14 Jun, 2018 | By Shanine Salmon
News / Casting
West End transfer of Consent announces final casting
Final casting has been announced for the thought-provoking play, Consent, which opens at the Harold Pinter Theatre come May.
16 Apr, 2018 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels
News
Nina Raine's Consent transferring to the West End
The National Theatre production of this "blistering new play" (New York Times) from Nina Raine will be making its way to the West End stage come May, following a sold-out run at the Dorfman Theatre. Consent was nominated for a Susan Blackburn Smith Award.
13 Mar, 2018 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels
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