Keeley Hawes and Jack Davenport return to the theatre after many years' absence to star in Lucy Kirkwood's new play inspired by Brief Encounter and set at the moment the NHS is launched. How do the two screen stars fare after such a long absence from the stage? Does the play succeed in juggling its many strands of 'will they/will they' love affair, the arrival of the NHS, and the political battles within the Labour Party? Paul Seven Lewis has his answers. The Human Body at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London is directed by Michael Longhurst and Ann Lee with a set design by Fly Wilson.
Production photos in the review are by Marc Brenner.
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