The Apollo Theatre West End season. October - January 2011
‘Rylance, an actor of indisputable greatness, gives the most thrilling performance it has ever been my privilege to witness. Jerusalem has lost none of its potency and, unbelievably, Rylance’s Tony-Award winning performance seems even more hilarious, moving and inspired than ever.’ The Daily Telegraph
‘Rylance’s mercurial magnetism is even stronger the second time round. The best new play of the decade.’ Times
'Jez Butterworth’s wildly original hymn to eccentricity. Mark Rylance gives the performance of a lifetime. If you see nothing else this year, see this richly rewarding and resonant play.' Mail on Sunday
‘Believe the hype. Rylance’s astonishing final scene is as close to real magic as you’ll find… Rylance fever has reached epic proportions. It’s hard to see Jerusalem ever dating’ TimeOut
‘This is one of the best dramas of the new century. Rylance raises his game even higher and shows he is one of the greats: An extraordinary moment in British drama.’ Sunday Times
‘It is a rare thing not to want something to end but so it was last night watching Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem; to say I was bedazzled just about sums it up…I think it's time to sell granny to get a ticket. It is a towering performance…one feels that the very foundations of the Apollo Theatre might break’ Whatsonstage.com
‘The play is at once funny and sad, tender and terrifyingly violent, and director Ian Rickson and the superb supporting company capture all its richness and ambiguity.’ The Daily Telegraph
‘Go and see him, if you can beg or flatter a ticket. Go on unsavoury dates to sit through Jerusalem. It is one of the great performances of your lifetime’
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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
