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A new play by Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Matthew Warchus
Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 6AR

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Reviews

“A crackling night of electrifying comic acting.”
Daily Telegraph

“God of Carnage is an expert piece of stagecraft and savagely funny”
International Herald Tribune

“Terrific stuff. Yasmina Reza’s fizzy new satire on spoilt middle-class couples”
Daily Mail

“Incredibly funny. The acting is fantastic and it’s brilliantly directed.”
BBC Radio 4 – Front Row

I found myself delighted by Yasmina Reza’s incisive observation, her acerbic wit, her shrewd humour and her stunning cast.”
The Times

“Matthew Warchus directs with superb precision and draws superlative comic performances from the cast”
Daily Telegraph

“Superb… astonishingly universal”
The London Paper

“A triumph!  Brilliantly translated by Christopher Hampton”
Daily Express

“All four actors excel in Matthew Warchus’s deft production which is full of delights.”
The Guardian

“A big shot in the arm for new comedy in the West End acted with style and finesse by a dream of a vocal quartet.”
WhatsonStage

“Ralph Fiennes’s clever, beautifully-pitched, black comedy performance”
Evening Standard

“Tamsin Greig steals the show with one of the funniest scenes I’ve ever seen on stage”
BBC Radio 4 – Front Row

“Janet McTeer gives a towering performance”
Daily Express

“The magnificent Ken Stott is quite brilliant as the infuriating husband”
Daily Express

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