Cyrano de Bergerac comes to the Playhouse Theatre starring James McAvoy

Very funny and enjoyable, up to the recurring use of the F word by Roxane to describe love and the kiss between Cyrano and Christian. Both seriously clashe with the integrity of the story and the essence of both characters. Whoever’s desire it was to be seen as “gay cool” and in tune with angry feminism took something away from the play that could otherwise have been simply perfect.

James McAvoy was amazing and held the audience in his hand plus strong supporting cast- loved the innovative retelling of the story a must see

Really excellent work. Was engaging, funny, sad, and the entire audience was captivated. Mcavoy belongs on the stage!

Oh my. This production slowly drew me in. By the end of act one I was hooked and smitten by JM. I’d go again if I could afford it. There was too much to take in so I had to buy the script! Might not be everyones bag but I loved, loved, loved it.

A poor 6th form play empty seats after the intermission as people left wish I did aswell

I still can't find the words to describe how amazing that was. Jamie Lloyd is a genius. I laughed, I cried, I stared in awe. I flew in from Israel to watch this and I don't regret a single dollar spent. Highly recommend.

Saw this play on 5th Jan and I must say I was extremely impressed by both the screenplay and the different perspective (minimalistic, focused on the acting skills and smart word play and not the decor) this classic play was put to stage as well as the truly amazing performances by all the cast members. It is definitely one of the top 5 plays I've ever seen, highly recommend.

**For those who complained about not being able to see anything from the grand circle, we were 2nd row from the back and could see almost everything with little issue. They were exactly what we expected from *grand circle* tickets. A phenomenal performance from the entire cast and a wonderful reinterpretation of the play. We would like to mention the wonderful FOH staff in the theatre too. We arrived in through (mostly) no fault of our own 3 minutes before the performance was due to start, suitcases in tow. The staff were incredibly helpful and made sure we were in our seats (in the grand circle) before the house lights dimmed.

Incredible script and performances. Can’t say enough how much I enjoyed this interpretation. However DO NOT book the upper circle, even in seats that are not Restricted View you’ll miss 2/3 of the play as much happens so far downstage that it’s impossible to see if you’re high up. Shame.