Lucy Prebble belongs to the posse of scribblers responsible for the HBO hit, Succession. Perhaps in honour of this distinction, her 2012 play, The Effect, has been revived at the National by master-director Jamie Lloyd. The show is a sitcom set in Britain’s most dysfunctional drug-testing facility where two sexy young volunteers, Tristan and Connie, are fed an experimental love potion that may help medics to find a cure for narcissists suffering from depression.
Lloyd Evans
Two very long hours: The Effect, at the Lyttelton Theatre, reviewed
Plus: a fitfully beautiful new show at the Park Theatre based on Japanese anime
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