The flavour of the times is effectively set by projected photographs, music and newspaper and magazine articles before the action opens. We are then thrust into a police interview with Turing as the victim rather than perpetrator, as he explains his home has been burgled. However, this was not always so, as the small but vital role of Christopher Morcom, Turing’s first and perhaps only love, demonstrates. Carol Simpson’s Pat, a female colleague who falls in love with Turing, further illustrates his inability to accept love. Every actor on stage convinces, yet the play still belongs to its central character, perfectly portrayed by the talented Joel Leverton.

Source: The Times February 11, 2022 02:49 UTC