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The Effect 2012

Opened: November 6, 2012
Closing: February 03, 2013

The Effect - 2012 West End History , Info & More

National Theatre (Dorfman)
(Waterloo) South Bank London

From the writer of ENRON: a clinical romance. This funny and moving new play explores questions of sanity, neurology and the limits of medicine.



Rupert Goold reunites with Miriam Buether following their production of Earthquakes in London to deliver a vibrant theatrical exploration into the human brain via the heart.


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DOCTOR WHO's Billie Piper Makes National Theatre Debut in THE EFFECT Tonight, Nov 6
by BWW News Desk - November 6, 2012


DOCTOR WHO's Billie Piper will make her debut at The National Theatre in London opposite Jonjo O'Neill in Lucy Prebble's The Effect, set to begin performances tonight, Nov. 6. Headlong Theatre company's Rupert Goold will direct the co-production with the National.

DOCTOR WHO's Billie Piper to Make National Theatre Debut in THE EFFECT, Nov 6
by BWW News Desk - August 2, 2012


According to the Daily Mail, DOCTOR WHO's Billie Piper will make her debut at the National Theatre in London opposite Jonjo O'Neill in Lucy Prebble's The Effect, set to begin performances Nov. 6. Headlong theatre company's Rupert Goold will direct the co-production with the National.

The Effect History

Other Productions of The Effect

2012   West End Headlong Theater/The National Theater Co-Production
West End
2016   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Barrow Street Production
Off-Broadway
2024   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway

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