Carey Mulligan stars in the acclaimed Royal Court Theatre Production of GIRLS & BOYS. Five weeks only at the Minetta Lane Theatre, June 12 – July 15!
They met at an airport and fell for each other. But in time, they would meet their fate as it all falls apart. A pulse-pounding new play from Tony Award®-winning playwright Dennis Kelly takes you on a journey that is at once hilarious, gripping, and heartbreaking. Don’t miss this masterpiece that the London Telegraph calls, “A devastating tour de force from Carey Mulligan.” Time Out London cheers: “Lyndsey Turner’s production is a knock-out. A Hollywood megastar holding her own in an experimental but somehow also massively crowd-pleasing show—this is pretty rare.”

Girls & Boys, written by Dennis Kelly and directed by Lyndsey Turner, first premiered earlier this year with the Royal Court Theatre in London and has how made its way across the pond in its American debut at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Produced by Audible, a recording of the play will be available following its June 27 opening. Lucky for us, that this production is recorded and available to savor. I can say without hesitation that Carey Mulligan, the BAFTA Award winner and Academy and Tony Award nominee, is one of the best actresses of her generation, particularly after she commanded the stage entirely on her own during Girls & Boys. There wasn’t a moment in her performance that Mulligan lost focus or intensity, whether it was detailing the evolution of her relationship to her husband or the scenes woven throughout this extended monologue, acting out memories with her children. I could put ‘acting’ in quotations, because no one accompanied her onstage, but that would diminish how truly difficult a task it is to act as if someone is there, but no one is: listening, parenting, reacting. If that isn’t acting, what is? Mulligan is remarkable. Throughout her performance, it is al …Read more