Zoë's 'a thrill to watch' in Kenneth Branagh's Plays at The Garrick

18 November 2015 17:29

Even more fantastic reviews of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's productions of All On Her Own/Harlequinade, starring Zoë, have been published. Zoë's performances in this Rattigan double bill are capturing the attention of critics and audiences alike.

In All On Her Own Zoë 'terrifically segues between the accents and personalities of the spouses', Rosemary and her late husband Gregory (John Nathan, The Jewish Chronicle)

In Harlequinade Zoë is 'a thrill to watch. It's rare to see an actor have such an effect on an audience.' She 'also gives a bone-rattling performance' in All On Her Own. 'It's not hard to see why she's won two Oliviers' (Culture Whisper)

In Harlequinade Zoë 'is both subtle and side-splitting' (Paul Levy, Plain English, an Arts Journal blog)

In Harlequinade Zoë's 'Dame Maud owns the stage whenever she appears' (Yassine Senghor, The Upcoming)

In the double bill 'the most memorable actor of the night was Zoe Wanamaker, who not only stole every scene she played as outspoken actress Dame Maud but also put in a thrilling performance as a widowed middle-class Londoner in Rattigan's one-hander All On Her Own' (Laura Enfield, East London and West Sussex Guardian Series)

All On Her Own and Harlequinade 'are both thoroughly fascinating'. The former is 'chillingly delivered by the wonderful Zoe Wanamaker', who gives 'a touchingly truthful performance'. In the latter she makes 'scene-stealing appearances' (Davor Golub, London Box Office)

Part of the Plays at The Garrick season, All On Her Own and Harlequinade are being staged as a double bill at London's Garrick Theatre, until 13 January. Tickets are available.

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