Playbill UniverseWhat 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.
The play comes on the heels of a broader cultural conversation about Dahl's work and the prejudice that was embedded in many of his most beloved stories.