The Apollo Theatre West End season. January - April 2010
'An instant, modern classic. Mark Rylance gives one of the greatest stage performances I have ever witnessed.' The Daily Telegraph Read the full review
'Jerusalem, beautifully directed by Rickson, proves to be even better than its ecstatic publicity suggests... The cast are uniformly superb but Rylance is in a league of his own.' The Independent Read the full review
'Refreshing, humane, touching and wickedly funny.' Evening Standard Read the full review
'A hilarious, enchanting, affecting evening. Rylance, the most exciting stage actor of his generation, playing one of the juiciest roles in living memory.' The Times Read the full review
'This play, this production, this performance are sensational.' Financial TImes Read the full review
'Jerusalem will surely wind up trailing trophies like pots on a tinker’s wagon. And it’s easy to see why.' Daily Mail Read the full review
'A new play of irrepressible energy, wonderful wit and wild wonder.' Sunday Express
'Spellbinding, exuberant and glowingly atmospheric, it teems with faultless performances, central among them Mark Rylance's extraordinary portrayal of Johnny. You'd be mad to miss it.' Time Out
The Royal Court season. July - August 2009
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'This one you have to see' The Independent
Mark Rylance has a magical gift that elevates him above all the competition and puts him on a par with acting legends Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Alec Guinness.' Daily Telegraph
'Bold, ebullient and hilarious' The Times
A play blessed with what I suspect will prove an award-winning performance by the great Mark Rylance' The Daily Telegraph
'A star role momentously played by Mark Rylance.' The Guardian
'Jez Butterworth's gorgeous, expansive new play keeps coming at its audience in unpredictable gusts, rolling from comic to furious, from winsome to bawdy.'The Observer
'Jez Butterworth's new play is a wonderful, rollicking, dark comedy about contemporary life in rural England.' Financial Times
'In Johnny Byron, Butterworth has created a thrilling role. Rylance’s is an astonishing performance, which confirms that he is one of our finest stage actors.' The Evening Standard
'An invigorating, yelping, defiant portrait of 21st century shires England.' Daily Mail
'Startlingly brilliant new play is a tragic and hilarious vision of life in an English country community.' The London Paper
'Rylance's comic timing is a delight. Rylance also has startling tenderness, and volcanic rage.' The Independent On Sunday
'This is a production which you will find very hard to evict from your imagination.' Time Out
The Music Box Broadway season. April - August 2011
'Jerusalem triggers goosebumps.' Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
'Mark Rylance is astonishing. Oh, the bliss of it!' Ben Brantley, The New York Times
'Anyone who cares about thrilling, world-class theatre must see Jerusalem.' David Cote, Time Out New York
Mark Rylance triumphs again on Broadway.' Mark Kennedy, AP
'Jerusalem is extremely funny and profound!' Peter Marks, Washington Post
'Mark Rylance is an amazing actor!' Marilyn Stassio, Variety
'Rylance is incapable of giving a performance that is anything short of mesmerizing.' Adam Green, Vogue
'Rylance gives a performance we will talk about for years to come.' Ben Brantley, The New York Times
