REVIEWS IN FOR JELLYFISH AT THE NATIONAL

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Broadway Word “this play, and Sarah Gordy's performance, will stay in my mind… And it'll make me a better person too.”

★ ★ ★ ★ The Times “Ben Weatherill takes the rom-com template and gives it a remarkable, thought-provoking spin.”

★ ★ ★ ★ The Evening Standard “a rare gem of a play” ​

★ ★ ★ ★ The Financial Times “Disarmingly honest, laugh-out-loud funny and immensely touching, it boldly confronts significant questions about rights, choice and what is “appropriate.”

★ ★ ★ ★ The Upcoming “sweet and hard and funny and surprising, just like lead Sarah Gordy’s Kelly”

Lyn Gardner, Stage Door App “a melting joy of a play: knotty and tender, driven by character not issues…Weatherill brings threads together with the lightest of touches”

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Londonist “Surprising, thought-provoking and above all emotionally honest, Jellyfish is, quite simply, a joy. More theatre like this please”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Plays To See “the whole performance is a total joy to behold from start to end.”

★ ★ ★ ★ The Arts Desk “warm, engaging and moving”

★ ★ ★ ★ The Reviews Hub “a work which marks Ben Weatherill out as a playwright who can take tricky situations, and craft them into something special.”

★ ★ ★ ★ London Theatre “tackles unchartered territory: it’s about love with Down’s Syndrome and disability… It’s also hilarious” ​

★ ★ ★ ★ The Gay Times “a heart warming love story we could all use right now”

★ ★ ★ ★ London Box Office “cracking one-liners, thoughtful direction and beautifully perceptive performances”

Amy Borsuk, Exeunt Magazine “Ben Weatherill’s script brings to life conversations between neurodiverse characters that I have never seen onstage… As witness to this narrative in my own life, seeing Kelly, Neil and Agnes navigate their journey with pain, love and growth, and being able to laugh through it with them was a unique, fulfilling personal experience.”