‘Electrifying and pioneering’: press acclaim for Feast

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Feast, an ambitious new play co-produced by the Royal Court’s Genesis Foundation-supported International Playwrights department and the Young Vic, received great praise from the critics. The extraordinary production explores the journey of Yoruba culture and brings together the work of five playwrights from different countries:  Yunior Garcia Aguilera (Cuba), Rotimi Babatunde (Nigeria), Marcos Barbosa (Brazil), Tanya Barfield (USA) and Gbolahan Obisesan (UK). It is directed by Rufus Norris.

What the critics said:
★★★★★
“Electrifying and pioneering, brilliantly directed, dazzling”
Kate Bassett, Independent on Sunday

★★★★

”Spectacular… the audience went wild”
Michael Billington, The Guardian

★★★★
“One of the most extraordinary events in town… phenomenal music and vibrant dance”
Mark Shenton, Sunday Express

★★★★
“Triumphant… an exhilarating experience”
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph

★★★★

”A joyous, exuberantly entertaining and irreverent hit”
Georgina Brown, Mail on Sunday

★★★★

”Wonderfully surprising, funny and moving”
Paul Taylor, The Independent

★★★★
“Brilliant”
Libby Purves, The Times

★★★★
“Fabulously fiesty”
Metro

Read more about the Genesis Foundation’s partnership with the Royal Court’s International Playwrights team here.