Read Reviews for Young Vic's Death of a Salesman in London | Playbill

The Verdict Read Reviews for Young Vic's Death of a Salesman in London Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell co-direct Arthur Miller’s drama, re-envisioned.
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Critics have been filing their reviews for Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell's co-directed production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman at the Young Vic. The London production, which re-interprets the classic drama through the eyes of an African-American family, began May 1.

Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Suits, Selma) makes his U.K. stage debut as Willy Loman, with Olivier Award–winning Sharon D. Clarke as Linda Loman and Arinzé Kene (Misty, Been So Long) as Biff Loman. They are joined by Ian Bonar as Bernard, Trevor Cooper as Charley, Martins Imhangbe as Happy Loman, Joseph Mydell as Ben Loman, Nenda Neurer as Letta, Jennifer Saayeng as Miss Forsythe, Matthew Seadon-Young as Howard Wagner and Stanley, Maggie Service as The Woman and Jenny and Femi Temowo as Willy Loman's Father and Musician.

Read reviews for Young Vic's Death of a Salesman below.

Evening Standard (Zoe Paskett)

Financial Times (Sarah Hemming)

The Guardian (Michael Billington)

The Hollywood Reporter (Stephen Dalton)

Independent (Holly Williams)

The New York Times (Matt Wolf)

The Telegraph (Dominic Cavendish)

The Times (Ann Treneman)

Time Out London (Andrzej Lukowski)

Variety (Matt Trueman)

What's On Stage (Daisy Bowie-Sell)

The production continues its extended run through July 13. Click here for more information.

 
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