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Caution: Contains truth, lies and misinformation. You decide.
Rob is putting science and scepticism to the test in his new play. For
research, he speaks to Mary, a mother trying to make the best
decisions for her family, Toby, an angry son who distrusts
institutions, and Edward Jenner, the father of modern vaccinations.
The more he listens, the more he struggles to keep his own
subjectivity off the table, which begs the question – how do you
know who to trust?
Rob Drummond, whose plays are ‘utterly unpredictable’ (The
Stage), explores the politics around vaccines, and the human stories
behind them.
__Assisted Performances:__
Audio Described: 24 October, 7.30pm
Captioned: 21 October, 7.30pm
Relaxed: 19 October, 2.30pm
Pins and Needles - West End Cast
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Pins and Needles review – a teasing, tricksy tale of vaccinations, from smallpox to Covid
7 / 10
While the over-explanatory Q&A format allows clarity for each story, the play is strongest when firm opinions take a backseat, allowing murkier, thornier problems to come to the fore. A simmering uncertainty remains from Drummond’s constant, smirking reminder that none of this is wholly trustworthy, but the continual tease of an unreliable narrator ultimately promises more tricksiness than it delivers. Pins and Needles is a sleek story of debate and denial, but it longs for a slightly sharper scratch.
'Pins and Needles' review – Rob Drummond interrogates vaccine conspiracies in this prickly quest for the truth
6 / 10
Drummond does not shy away from these thorny areas and the play is at its strongest when it lets uncomfortable, conflicting opinions hang in the air. But, despite a cracker of a final scene, with so much information stuffed into its structure, the overall impact feels more like an overly tailored education than fluid drama.
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Interview: Actor Richard Cant on Collaboration and Research in PINS AND NEEDLES at Kiln Theatre
by Sarah OHara - September 23, 2024
by Sarah OHara - September 23, 2024
Rob Drummond’s new play, Pins and Needles, will premiere in Amit Sharma’s inaugural season at the Kiln Theatre on Wednesday 25 September.
Pins and Needles History
Other Productions of Pins and Needles
| 1937 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1978 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
| West End |
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