John Halder is a good man.
But John Halder must adapt to survive.
How is it possible to be a good person when things are falling apart?
‘You make a deal with yourself one minute, you totally repudiate it the next.’ As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a decent, intelligent, musicloving German professor, finds himself swept along in a movement that crescendos towards an unthinkable finale. Good is a warning for our times. Olivier Award-winning director Dominic Cooke reimagines one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays with David Tennant returning to the West End, for 10 weeks only.
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Captioned: 18 OCTOBER 2022 TBC
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Reviews
c white
Jan 3, 2023
Very good play -performances were great -
Katrina lewis
Dec 24, 2022
Watching Good yesterday was done of my best spent time It was a very powerful play. Dealing with subject matter that made me feel uncomfortable at times. But totally mesmerising The actors ability to change characters in split second was awe inspiring. I didn’t want it to end although I found the moment the nazi uniform was put on was horrifying. The normality of donning it with such a feel of normality Do not miss this show !
nadine seale
Dec 23, 2022
A brilliant piece of work and a realistic look at how we can find ways to excuse ourselves by the statement ..we are good… when we are actually betraying one’s only friend and slipping into something we wouldn’t really believe in at first riveting and thought provoking
Katherine Jane
Dec 23, 2022
I knew the play and re-read it before attending. I also researched the production so I was aware that two actors would play various parts. This was helpful. The staging was super. The books and fire scene were really well done. The uniforms had a striking impact. The end was better than expected. A brave and excellent production, superbly acted.
The Keenans
Dec 22, 2022
I didn’t know what to expect, having never heard of the play before. What an absolute treat. The three performers were superb and kept the audience enthralled.
Jay Kay 63
Dec 20, 2022
Cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this play. The acting was superb. its quite a complex story with multiple characters to be played, the switch between was amazing and made the story easy to follow. With all three being onstage all the time on a minimalist set you were mesmerised by the acting
James b
Dec 18, 2022
Fantastic and thought provoking play, actors were brilliant
Grace
Dec 17, 2022
An extremely thought provoking play. Excellent performances from the whole cast and David Tennant was amazing.
Carolyn
Dec 17, 2022
We didn’t get to go as my partner and now have covid. I did email you prior to the event but haven’t heard back from you! I doubt this will help either….
LJ
Dec 14, 2022
A subtle and timely play. Disappointing that they couldn't afford a full cast, although Sharon Small did particularly well I thought. Well directed but a rather dull set.
Banco
Dec 10, 2022
My lack of culture and arty experience meant I didn’t appreciate this as much as other more enthusiastic play lovers would have.
Rob N
Dec 8, 2022
Thought provoking, prompting to thoughts about how the Ukraine war has been allowed to develop with apathy from the western world. Excellent Acting from all 3 Actors, led by Tennant and Small with the increased pace of the 2nd half of the show. My 5th star missing is down to the visually static set.
unknown
Dec 8, 2022
It's always a good sign when an hour after you left the theatre you are still arguing about the play with your friends. Brilliant performances! Highly recommend going.
Kira
Dec 4, 2022
I was given these tickets as a 21 birthday present and it was an amazing birthday. David Tennant is a phenomenal actor and perfectly portrayed the complexity of Johns character. The lighting, the simple set, everything added to this depiction of desperation and the spiral into the nazi ideology. All the actors were amazing but David really stole the show. Incredible!
Stef review
Dec 4, 2022
Outstanding performances saved this rather thin Holocaust story. Frustratingly the lead characters descent into an SS monster lacks any depth.or real character insights. The women in this play (cleverly played by one actress) are reduced to one dimensional characters, who bring nothing to the argument. I wish the play had brought the audience more into his journey, and stopped us merely being observers rather than participants.
Marianne Davidson
Dec 4, 2022
Amazing performances from David Tenant, Elliot Levey and Sharon Small. We thoroughly enjoyed Good with its big concepts like ‘Is there evil?’ And enjoyed the sometimes clinical, sometimes heart wrenching, sometimes darkly funny performances by all three actors. Don’t go just because you like David Tenant, go because you want to be wrenched out of your comfort zone and you want to see him and the others create something that will leave you questioning your own ‘goodness’
Mrs Stables
Dec 3, 2022
We enjoyed the play and actors and I particularly enjoyed the actress who played so many different parts expertly.
Afb
Dec 3, 2022
Sharon Small, Elliot Levey are brilliant and David Tennant scary as a very ordinary man.
Gezzle
Dec 2, 2022
Completely captivating drama from start to finish . Great set and production . Each actor is completely convincing . Excellent .David Tennant Brilliant .
JASkinner
Dec 1, 2022
So worth it. Must see.
Ann B
Nov 13, 2022
First half We came to this play without any previous research or reading about it apart from reading a few sentences in a review & hearing some discussion on media. We found it fairly confusing to follow at first. Once we realised that several characters were being played by both support actors it became slightly easier to follow. We also took a few minutes to realise David Tennant was thinking aloud to himself in some of dialogue too. Some of the dialogue was difficult to hear from bk row of dress circle too . 2nd half This was easier and the dialogue was clearer to follow too. Overall it was a moving and poignant reminder of those cruel times in Hitlers reign in Germany . It was Good and David Tennant played the part with conviction & spoke clearly.
Alison
Nov 13, 2022
An excellent performance by all of the actors in this thought provoking play.
Philip Sides
Nov 9, 2022
Acting from all three mains was superb and the tension gradually increased through the second half. A couple of visually very impactful moments as well. Initially the multi roles were a bit difficult to negotiate but became easier as it went on.
Pete
Nov 9, 2022
All 3 key actors were excellent in a complex play which kept the audience enthralled throughout.
Bruce Jupp
Nov 8, 2022
The stage setting was simple but very effective. The acting was amazing and the change of "scenes" was done at speed and understood immediately.David Tennant being on stage for nearly two hours must have been exhausting and the other actors change in character without any costume change was done very effectively. The play was really thought provoking and quite tense with a great ending.
Anon
Nov 8, 2022
Really well written and produced.
Eve
Nov 6, 2022
Harrowing, spine tingling stuff. The entire cast, crew and production did themselves proud. I can’t stop thinking about it.
Clare Poole
Nov 6, 2022
Truly fabulous from start to finish. From the staging to the actor’s performances. A wonderful theatre experience
Nigel
Nov 5, 2022
Very thought provoking. Brilliant acting, not a show to be entertained but definitely a show to make you think of the events from a different perspective.
Marie Erwood
Oct 27, 2022
This was a production that will stay with me for some time. The three actors were all superb. The role changes were slick and the intensity of the actors was truly breathtaking. The story is truly one for our times. The set was atmospheric and haunting. And the finale sent shivers down my spine. Truly a brilliant production.
Jackie Pool
Oct 27, 2022
All 3 main actors were mesmerising and, indeed, this effect was mirrored in the message: it is possible to gradually slide into evil when you are flattered and seduced into doing or allowing the unspeakable and unthinkable. The blank canvas of the stage and the swift, hypnotic changes from one character to another by the same actor (Sharon Small was outstanding at this) added to the nightmare-ish sense. We we glued throughout!!
Cato
Oct 27, 2022
So thought provoking. David Tennant was brilliant. The whole cast was absorbing.
Andree
Oct 22, 2022
Great acting from all the cast. A difficult watch about a terrible dilemma.
Elaine Smith Dunlap
Oct 22, 2022
From a brutalist concrete stage designed by Vicki Mortimer, augmented with decisive lighting by Zoe Spurr and ear-splitting sound fromTom Gibbons, three actors, David Tennant, Elliot Level and Sharon Small do their very best to bring life to CP Taylor’s sadly dated play about the slow decline of moral decency in a man who withdraws first from his mother, then from his Jewish friend, his wife and finally from himself in Nazi Germany. Sharon Small is especially effective in all her various parts. Tennant brings a gormless, naive unawareness to his eventual decline. His lack of empathy comes to a focal point in the scene where he sheds his clothes to put on an SS uniform and the Stygian transformation is complete with his visit to Auschwitz.
Cath
Oct 21, 2022
A fabulously versatile cast and a really interesting play. Concentrate hard and you’ll enjoy it.
Steph
Oct 20, 2022
Just incredible.
MJ Hullin
Oct 12, 2022
Although all 3performances were very good, I felt the new take on the production left it dis-jointed and over complicated. Given it is a heavy and dis-tasteful subject and left you asking questions ,it was all too deep
J M
Oct 12, 2022
Excellent performance. Quite a disturbing subject, well presented.
Montgomery T
Oct 11, 2022
Great play. Great actors, but…. An 8-10 hand play delivered by 3 great actors on a dull set. Lacked pathos. Awkward interaction between parts. 150 pounds to watch a cut price play. Disappointing.
Andrew from the Edge
Oct 11, 2022
This is a stunning play taking you through how a good man is manipulated into the terror of the nazis. Never heavy handed but horribly convincing just as we are experiencing today. A wholly attractive cast. Look out for actors playing more than one character, I found that jarring, there were no clues they had changed person or gender until the dialogue informed. Beautiful theatre A great night
Tim Mariner
Oct 7, 2022
Excellent play. Tennent memorising and compelling as a man caught up with Hitler's vision for Germany. Elliott Levey and Sharon Small great to as all the other characters. Thought provoking and relevant today with the rise of far right parties in Europe. Strong language and shocking but a must for those who want an insight to history and the evolution of evil.