The Effect review

“Tender, thrilling and elegantly brutal”

ReviewsAug 10, 2023by Sam MarloweNational Theatre, London

Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell in The Effect at the National Theatre, London. Photo: Marc Brenner

Jamie Lloyd delivers an effortlessly deft revival of Lucy Prebble’s play, set during the clinical trial of a new antidepressant

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Sam Marlowe is reviews editor for The Stage. She trained and worked as an actor before becoming a full-time arts writer with a special interest in theatre and performance. She has written extensively for the Times, as well as the Independent, the i paper, Time Out, Metro, theartsdesk.com and the Chicago Tribune

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