“A mix of routine and danger that comprises life underwater […] The ultimate appeal is a descent into an unfamiliar world, fusing ethical dilemmas and environmental excitement to create something wholly original.”
– The Guardian (****)
“What an extraordinary world Sound and Fury lay before us – lonely, vast, beautiful, characterised by stretches of monotony and punctuated by bursts of abject fear.”
“This is an absorbing, even riveting glimpse into dark, secret places”
– The Times (*****)
“Espiner and Jones, also responsible for the impressive, echoing soundscape, making us believe absolutely in this underwater limbo land of zero privacy, sexual frustration and fierce camaraderie […] Kursk is a claustrophobic, very human account of life on board a British submarine […] The cast brilliantly evoke the sense of moving through dark waters”
– Financial Times
“Sound&Fury’s Kursk intelligently avoids trying to imagine the unimaginable: its action takes place on a British submarine in the vicinity.”
– Time Out
“Playwright Bryony Lavery neatly contrasts the high pressured and frequently bizarre nature of the job – as the men patrol the arctic, trying to avoid detection by their American and Russian counterparts”
– The Stage
“A wonderfully authentic experience and not one recommended for claustrophobics or anyone afraid of the dark.”
“Imaginative and moving response to the incident by the surround sound specialists Sound&fury and the playwright Bryony Lavery”
– Whatsonstage
“This effecting production by London company Sound and Fury innovatively combines installation art, devised theatre, and playwriting to simulate the experience of being inside a fictional British submarine that becomes involved in the fate of real life Russian sub Kursk […] Kursk explores the world of a British submarine conducting surveillance on the Russian sub that ultimately sank”
– Variety
...it’s unlikely there have been pieces as full-on immersive as this thrilling new work… Outstanding
– Evening Standard
The play is rife with conflicts in authority, tragic news from home, and a sense that we are brothers under the skin of our unseen enemy.
– The Independent
