THEATRE REVIEW: The Story starring Letitia Wright & Lorraine Toussaint at National Theatre
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHEN? Friday 28 August, opens 3 September and runs through 24 October 2026 RUNTIME: 150 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
The best thing about this revival of a 2003 US play inspired by a 1981 scandal in which a journalist won a Pulitzer Prize for writing about an inner city child only to later admit the story was fraudulent is the promising performance of Letitia Wright (pictured centre above) at its heart.
- Read on for reasons including why today’s UK headlines would be a more relevant place for this venue to seek to represent the population it should be serving
