Read Reviews for Donmar Warehouse’s Sweet Charity, Starring Anne-Marie Duff and Arthur Darvill | Playbill

The Verdict Read Reviews for Donmar Warehouse’s Sweet Charity, Starring Anne-Marie Duff and Arthur Darvill The London staging marks Josie Rourke’s final production as Donmar artistic director.
Johan Persson

The Donmar Warehouse presentation of Sweet Charity officially opened April 17 following previews that began April 6 at the London venue.

Anne-Marie Duff (Heisenberg) takes on the title role of Charity Hope Valentine, with Arthur Darvill (Once) as Oscar in the Josie Rourke-helmed production, marking her final show as artistic director at the London theatre.

Read reviews from the critics below:

Evening Standard, Fiona Mountford

LondonTheatre.co.uk, Will Longman

The Guardian, Michael Billington

The Stage, Natasha Tripney

The Times, Ann Treneman

Time Out, Andrzej Lukowski

The production also features Lizzy Connolly (The Twilight Zone) as Nickie, Stephen Kennedy (Donmar’s The Vote) as Herman, Debbie Kurup (Girl From the North Country) as Helene, Martin Marquez (Donmar’s Fool for Love and Front Page) as Vittorio Vidal, Amy Ellen Richardson (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) as Ursula March, and Daniel Steers (Bat Out of Hell) as Carmen.

The ensemble includes Lauren Drew, Jo Eaton-Kent, Will Haswell, Charlotte Jaconelli, Ryan Reid, and Shaq Taylor.

Performances of the musical from Cy Coleman, Neil Simon, and Dorothy Fields run through June 8.

SEE WHAT ELSE IS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM IN LONDON

Production Photos: Sweet Charity at Donmar Warehouse

 
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