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About The Effect

Who I am
Is not
A side effect.

Hearts and minds racing, Connie and Tristan are falling for each other fast. But is their sudden and intoxicating chemistry real, or a side effect of a new antidepressant?

As two young volunteers in a clinical drug trial, their illicit romance poses startling dilemmas for the supervising doctors.

Jamie Lloyd (Cyrano de Bergerac) directs Lucy Prebble’s (Succession) funny and intimate examination of love and ethics.

Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) plays Tristan and Taylor Russell (Bones and All) plays Connie.

Run time

1h 40m (incl. interval)

Start date

1st August, 2023

End date

7th October, 2023

Categories

Age

This production contains strong language and adult themes.

50 Reviews

TheoSpian

TheoSpian

25 Reviews | 0 Followers
80%
Absorbing, Enchanting, Great Acting, Intelligent, Thought-Provoking

See it if You want to scratch your head and keep asking the same questions the actors themselves are asoing. You like endings up for interpretation

Don’t see it if You prefer something more entertaining than something focus based and thought provoking

Karolina 4139

7 Reviews | 0 Followers
84%
Dizzying, Great Acting, Great Writing, Resonant

See it if you like plays focusing on relationships between the characters and lots of dialogue

Don’t see it if You don't like minimal staging

Andrea Ma

19 Reviews | 1 Followers
80%
Clever, Edgy, Great Acting, Great Staging, Intense

See it if you are interested in (double) blind scientific trials, ethical questions and social interactions in high-pressure conditions

Don’t see it if you dislike loud music, blasted at the audience throughout the play in a misguided attempt to make theatre cool for a younger crowd

Matt 3284

Matt 3284

39 Reviews | 1 Followers
95%
Absorbing, Ambitious, Clever

See it if You like a good plot and great acting, big ideas, well designed and staged.

Don’t see it if You don’t like serious plays

Important information

There are strobe/flashing lights, smoke and haze effects, with loud music. Some scenes include sexual content, physical aggression, depictions of seizures and references to depression, anxiety and suicide.

Venue

Lyttelton Theatre

National Theatre, South Bank, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9PX

Directions

Location: West End
Railway station: Waterloo
Bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, RV1, X68
Night bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 139, 176, 188, 243, 341, N1, N68, N76, N171, N343
Car park: National Theatre, Upper Ground (1min)
Directions from tube: (10mins) Follow signs for exits to the South Bank. This should lead you to an underground pedestrian passage called ‘Sutton Walk’ that emerges at the South Bank. Turn right and walk along the river Thames until you see the National Theatre.

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