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Playbill Universe What Do the Critics Think of Touching the Void in the West End? The mountain climbing thriller opened November 14 at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
By Dan Meyer
November 15, 2019

Reviews are in for the West End transfer of Touching the Void, which opened November 14 at the Duke of York's Theatre.

The stage adaptation by David Greig of Joe Simpson’s best-selling memoir stars Fiona Hampton, Patrick McNamee, Josh Williams, and Angus Yellowlees. Directed by Tom Morris, Touching the Void follows a mountaineer’s journey after he falls into a ravine and breaks his leg during a climb through the Andres Mountains in South America.

Read the reviews below.

The Arts Desk (Aleks Sierz)

The Evening Standard (Nick Curtis)

The Guardian (Michael Billington)

The Daily Mail (Patrick Marmion)

London Theatre (Mark Shenton)

London Theatre 1 (Mary Beer)

The Stage (Natasha Tripney)

TimeOut London (Andrzej Lukowski)

Touching the Void features designs by Ti Green with sound by Jon Nicholls, lighting by Chris Davey, and stage movement by Sasha Milavic Davies.

Inside Rehearsals for Touching the Void in the West End

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Inside Rehearsals for Touching the Void in the West End

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Angus Yellowlees and Joshua Williams in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Angus Yellowlees and Evan Lordan in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Angus Yellowlees and Joshua Williams in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Angus Yellowlees and Patrick McNamee in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Angus Yellowlees and Patrick McNamee in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Angus Yellowlees and Patrick McNamme in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Angus Yellowlees in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Angus Yellowless, Patrick McNamee, and Joshua Williams in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Angus Yellowlees in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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David Greig in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Fiona Hampton in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Fiona Hampton and Joshua Williams in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Fiona Hampton in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Joshua Williams and Angus Yellowlees in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Joshua Williams in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Joshua Williams in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Joshua Williams in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Patrick McNamee in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Joshua Williams in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Theo St. Claire, Holly Carpenter, and Andy Sellers in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Patrick McNamee in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Tom Morris and David Greig in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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Tom Morris in rehearsal for Touching the Void
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