A powerful, painful, funny play that sifts the evidence from every side and puts Justice herself in the dock. "Nina Raine's new play is so emotionally bruising that it feels almost glib to describe it as ‘a black comedy'. It is a domestic drama about empathy, justice and – of course – consent that wallops the shit out of you for two-and-a-half hours. It is a play about things we prefer not to talk about; it is like going ten rounds with the elephant in the room, and at the end both of you are crying. There are also some good jokes… playwrights should be talking about this stuff, and Raine doesn't hold back." -- Time Out "Raine is such a fine writer… a bit of a beaut all round." -- Financial Times "One of Nina Raine's most enjoyable and intelligent plays yet. Unreservedly recommended." -- Independent "A thought-provoking piece about the slipperiness of truth, fragility of relationships, and murky unknowability of justice… it's heavy stuff, but Raine's script is, thankfully, peppered with laughs." -- Broadway World "A play of fierce moral intelligence… always lively and engrossing… Consent stimulates debate rather than stifles it." -- Guardian "Exquisitely devastating… Consent may be exhausting, but it’s also darkly, overwhelmingly funny, even at its bleakest points." -- Exeunt Magazine Nina Raine is a director and playwright. Her plays include Consent (National Theatre, 2017); Tiger Country (Hampstead Theatre, London, 2011); Tribes (Royal Court, London, 2010, and Barrow Street Theatre, New York; winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and Drama Desk Award) and Rabbit (Old Red Lion and West End, 2006; winner of the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright).