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James Corden as Alec and Anna Maxwell Martin as Monica. (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

REVIEW: The Constituent, Old Vic (2024)

It is Joe Penhall’s whip smart dialogue which makes The Constituent worth seeing. Plus of course, James Corden’s tip top delivery where he hardly lets Monica reply, such is his stream of explanation of his actions. Anna Maxwell Martin is the perfect foil with her considered replies when we get a chance to hear them.

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Andrew Lincoln as Robert, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Christopher and Andrew Lincoln as Bruce - Photo: Ivan Kyncl

REVIEW: Blue/Orange, Duchess Theatre (2001)

Bill Nighy plays Robert Smith, the sardonic consultant psychiatrist who makes the case that all psychometric testing has a cultural bias, an ethnocentricity which contributes to the misdiagnosis of those from other cultures. Bruce (Andrew Lincoln) is in his first year of practice and feels that Christopher may have schizophrenia.

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