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Matt Smith stars in Thomas Ostermeier’s iconoclastic version of Ibsen’s classic play about a community that rejects inconvenient truths.
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Whistleblowing, politics and the court of public opinion collide on stage as Doctor Who and House of the Dragon's Matt Smith stars in a thrilling reimagining of Ibsen’s classic play An Enemy of the People. This groundbreaking and urgent production by director Thomas Ostermeier has entertained, challenged and thrilled audiences in Germany and across the globe. Now you can become part of the conversation as it opens, in English, at the Duke of York’s Theatre for a strictly limited season.
About An Enemy of the People
When Doctor Thomas Stockmann inspects the baths in his town and discovers they are contaminated, he faces fierce resistance. His findings could mean the financially lucrative baths are closed, and the local government is determined to ensure they remain open. Soon, Thomas is declared a public enemy. Henrik Ibsen’s acclaimed play is a tale of whistleblowing in a small community, and the force of public opinion that turns on those who speak unpalatable truths. With themes that reverberate into the present day with startling clarity, this is a sharp and often shrewdly funny dissection of hypocrisy, corruption, and society’s fluctuating moral codes.
Matt Smith in An Enemy of the People
Emmy Award nominee Matt Smith stars as Doctor Thomas Stockmann. Smith is a household name, loved for his roles as the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who, Prince Phillip in The Crown and Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon. On stage, he has appeared in Lungs at the Old Vic Theatre and as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho the musical.
West End Creative Team
An Enemy of the People is directed in a seminal 21st-century version by Thomas Ostermeier, who is known for his work with Berlin’s Schaubühne Theatre. Ostermeier is one of Germany’s most famous theatre directors, and his iconoclastic, unflinching approach to adapting classic plays has seen him produce hits such as Hamlet, Richard III and Henrik Ibsen’s other plays A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler. His production premiered at the Schaubühne Theatre in 2012, and transferred to the Barbican Theatre in 2014, performed in German. This fresh new staging is an unmissable opportunity to see his incredible theatrical vision on stage in English, performed by an internationally acclaimed star of stage and screen.
Don’t Miss Tickets For An Enemy of the People With Matt Smith
This fantastic 20th-century play is as powerful as ever, and this daring, visionary production will grip you from start to finish, and is sure to start debates after you have left the theatre! Don’t wait to book for Matt Smith in An Enemy of the People from February 2024.
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An Enemy of the People London Reviews
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Really enjoyed the show - first half stutters on occasion but sets the scene for the second half where it really comes alive. An opportunity for the audience to engage in discussion with the cast during a “Town Hall” meeting and in response to a bl Read more
A thoroughly fab show with a hard hitting message at its core. The performances and staging of this I found to be encapsulating from the get go with Matt smith stealing the show with Act 2s opening. But it lacked a tiny bit of something to make it pe Read more
I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this production. I went into this show completely blind, some of the marketing around this production was a bit confusing, but when it got started it was a very intriguing plot. Set in a town I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this production. I went into this show completely blind, some of the marketing around this production was a bit confusing, but when it got started it was a very intriguing plot. Set in a town who's just recovered from economic crisis due to the increased popularity of the health and wellness spa and the healing properties of the water. When Dr Thomas Stockmann finally gets the final proof that the water is being polluted and poisoned. Dr Stockmann only see's one course of action, his brother and Mayor however, see's many more issues with his brother going public with this as well as the issues to resolve the pollution and goes about turning everyone against his brother. This play does a good job of showing how even something as simple and morally obvious decision to prevent the water from being poisoned can be very political, corrupt people as well as how easily people can deny scientific facts in favour of more simpler wording and what they want to believe. This production had some very good ideas to make it more unique. At one part, a town hall meeting is set up and it's made obvious that the audience is supposed to be part of the town hall and it was an interactive immersive part of the play. For the most part it worked, with people being handed microphones in the audience and getting the chance to say what they think in the perspective of someone living in the town. However there were certain people who tried to be too clever and started quoting Henry Ibsen and treating it as an opinion piece of the play. Even after joking about the Henry Ibsen play being done at the theatre the other side of town and that they had the wrong place, some others did the same immediately after. Someone straight up said I'm loving the play... I was, depending on what you like, fortunately picked to be as John and had some interaction which was fun. He came down, shook my hand, and we had a chat reminiscing about our school days. There was more interaction with a lot of thrown paint. At one point stewards came to the first front row, grabbed some rolled up canvas and covered us up to our necks. At this point I was very confused and taken out of the play, until I saw the paint start flying. Some of the paint got in my hair, which I only noticed when I got home. The audience interaction also was a bit blurred, at one point Dr Thomas Stockmann, portrayed by Matt Smith performed a monologue. At the end people started applauding, at what point is it that we should be applauding for giving a good performance or, as they did point out, were we been applauding all of the things that he was saying which I didn't entirely agree with. Brilliant performances overall. Paul Hilton was perfectly cast in this play. Matt Smith I thought did a good job. Not sure if it was intentional, but feel like there was a few more times where they referred to him as "The Doctor". Good performances by the rest of the cast as well. I thought we'd see more of the dog, he did only walk on and then walk immediately off again. Intriguing plot, some fun immersive audience interaction and great performances. Read more