Man and Boy @ NT Dorfman: I really like NT put relatively less known plays by well known playwrights. Very stylish staging and grandiose performance by Ben Daniels. #2026Theatre
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Last night of Rattigan's #ManAndBoy, #NationalTheatre. 1st act superb, 2nd act the plot stops, but still good. Great acting all round, Ben Daniels sensational. Super direction, set design & movement direction. Emma D'Arcy in audience supporting Phoebe Campbell. #HOTD #LondonTheatre #TheatreSky
Por fin he podido ponerme con la segunda temporada de Interview with the Vampire Y madre del amor hermoso, como esta Ben Daniels como Santiago… VIVA EL!
Man and Boy at the NT @nationaltheatre.org.uk tonight. Old Terence Rattigan play revived but felt strangely current. Couple more weeks left - highly recommended!
Enjoyed my trip to the National Theatre to see Man and Boy, then the Design Museum. So much excellent architecture, good performance and several of my Moulton bikes feature in the collection.
ロンドンNational TheatreでプレイMan and Boyを観劇。国際金融家グレゴール・アントネスクが疎遠だった息子を訪れる。自身の力と金に酔いしれた男がそれに必死にしがみつこうと家族までをも犠牲にしようとするその果てに…。トキシックマスキュリニティとその対極にあるvulnerableness（訳が難しい…）を、1930年代の世界恐慌禍のニューヨークのアパートの一室を舞台に、そこで交わされる父と息子の会話で描く。テレンス・ラティガンによる戯曲(1963)をアンソニー・ラウが演出。
Thanks to the very fabulous @harveygothick.bsky.social for tickets to Man and Boy at the Dorfman - Ben Daniels gorgeously owns the stage, if your taste in performative masculinity is Daniel Day Lewis but ballet this for you. Shout out to Leo Wan for making that suit work!
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Excellent production of Man & Boy at the National, particularly Ben Daniels' Antonescu, all liquidity, confidence and menace until his inevitable fractured breakdown. Set to a fantastic score and a brilliant innovation - a cast list that lit up when characters were on stage, 4/5
Brilliant. Ben Daniels is a theatre titan. He should be leading the best dramas on British television.
there is a moment in foundation where ben daniels turns his head and baleful eye exactly like the black leather king of the azhdarchids and i can't get it out of my mind. same re every move lee pace makes, that naked fight was the best naked fight ever filmed and he knew it. ty universe for these 2
Wednesday's matinee #theatre treat is a revival of Terrence Rattigan's Man And Boy at the Dorfman Theatre at the National. It's about a financier trying to save his empire in the 1930s, but it has obvious contemporary relevance. Looking forward to it.
'Man and Boy' in the Dorfman Theatre @ the National
Review: 'Man and Boy'
in the Dorfman Theatre @ the National until March 14th 2026
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Ben Daniels’ performance is thrilling in the National’s minimalist production of Man And Boy, even if it does overpower Rattigan’s play. Here’s my review in writing theatre.reviews/review/man-a... and on YouTube youtu.be/LVhIF7vyqfA
Theatre review: Ben Daniels in Man And Boy with Ben Daniels at the National Theatre
It's thrilling but Anthony Lau's stripped down treatment featuring Ben Daniels leaping on and off tables, tends to swamp Rattigan's play.
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New review round up! Find out what is being said about Man and Boy now playing at the National Theatre - lovelondonloveculture.com/2026/02/13/r...
Review Round UP: Man and Boy, National Theatre
We round up the reviews for Anthony Lau’s revival of Terence Rattigan’s play. © Manuel Harlan WhatsOnStage: **** “The clarity of Rattigan’s writing, his wounded observation of how…
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'Remarkable... an extraordinary couple of hours of theatre' ★★★★★ Time Out 'Utterly compelling' ★★★★ WhatsOnStage Man and Boy by NHB author Terence Rattigan is now on @nationaltheatre.org.uk. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/man-and-boy
"A financial thriller where you can't predict what's round the next corner" Theatre review: Man and Boy partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2026/02/thea...
Anthony Lau revives Terence Rattigan’s play in his National Theatre directorial debut, starring Ben Daniels and Laurie Kynaston.
‘Man and Boy’ review – Terence Rattigan revival brings tension with tables
Anthony Lau revives Terence Rattigan’s play in his National Theatre directorial debut, starring Ben Daniels and Laurie Kynaston.
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★★★ Review: Man and Boy – Ben Daniels delivers a masterpiece of grotesquerie as a ruthless financier in this rarely revived Rattigan 👇
Man and Boy review at the National Theatre: Ben Daniels is a vile triumph
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Theatre reviews roundup: Man And Boy with Ben Daniels- 5⭐️TimeOut: (Daniels) best stage performance of the year; 4⭐️WhatsOnStage: utterly compelling; LondonTheatre; BroadwayWorld. 3⭐️Stage: uneven; Indy; Telegraph; ArtsDesk. 2⭐️Times: overheated. More at theatre.reviews/reviews-roun...
Theatre reviews roundup: Rattigan's Man And Boy at The National
The London theatre critics agreed Ben Daniels gives a towering performance but what did they think of the play and production?
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ MAN AND BOY at Dorfman, National Theatre. “Ben Daniels, whose performance in the lead role comes complete with a charming Bucharest lilt, demonstrates an Alpha Male’s ownership of the space…” www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/ma... @londonboxoffice.bsky.social @nationaltheatre.org.uk
Review: MAN AND BOY at National Theatre (Dorfman)
We’re in 1930s New York, and the Depression Era is unfolding. Stock markets continue to show instability following the great crash, and International Financier Gregor Antonescu’s latest deal has catas...
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My missing cat returned after lunch and Ben Daniels just liked my IG post from yesterday. What can I say? 🥹🥰
five stars from me for Anthony Lau’s wild ride free jazz Rattigan, with an incredible performance from Ben Daniels www.timeout.com/london/theat...
Man and Boy, National Theatre Dorfman review: An extraordinary performance from Ben Daniels powers this revelatory take on Terence Rattigan’s finance drama
Man and Boy is never going to displace The Deep Blue Sea or The Browning Version or even French without Tears as the quintessential Terence Rattigan work. But t
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I never manage to take photos @nationaltheatre.org.uk press nights but MAN AND BOY is fabulous; clever and cool; the cast esp Ben Daniels having a lovely time and while we all thought it spoke to our time, my GOD that’s only intensified since it was programmed. Great gang great play.
Theatre recommendation: Went to see Man and Boy at the National Theatre. It's Terence Ratigan so not very cheerful but packs an emotional punch. Ben Daniels is immense as a corrupt oligarch so this is a hard recommend if you fancy something dark and moody.
Rattigan's Man & Boy at the Dorfmann - Ben Daniels is mesmerising
