Ive only recently 'discovered' 'The Old Vic' and this was the second play Ive seen there. All I can say is wow! What a performance. Spacey and Troughton were titanic in this performance about the Monkey trial. The set was amazing and performances by the Journalist and other supporting cast were superb. Kept me watching all the time, worth every penny

Really enjoyed this play. This was my first opportunity to see Kevin Spacey on stage and he didn't disappoint, what an actor! David Troughton was superb too with a great supporting cast. Nunn is a genius, I especially loved that when the audience were filtering back after the interval that the cast were simultaneously going back to their places in the coutroom , magical! I was worried that this significant part of history may have been rather dour, but shouldn't have worried, it was told in a lighthearted way that didn't take away from the impact that the trial had then and now.

Kevin Spacey and David Troughton fully embody these larger than life characters and enable us to enter into a key moment of American civil history: science vs. church, and their co-existence in modern society. With David Nunn's well-paced directing and emphasis on the timeless aspects of the piece, the immersion into the piece is almost perfect. 1/2 star downgrade only due to the all too fast jump to the end of the court hearing, but nonetheless an immensely impressive night by these two giants of theater and their equally able ensemble.