Grace Pervades – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Grace Pervades – written by David Hare and starring Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison – tells the story of Victorian theatre giants Henry Irving (Fiennes) and Ellen Terry (Raison), as well as Terry’s two children Edith Craig (Ruby Ashbourne Serkis) and Edward Gordon Craig (Jordan Metcalfe), who each made their own contributions to theatre. Often both moving and funny, this play is a pleasant love letter to these important figures in the history of British theatre.
The entire cast performs to a very high standard. Ralph Fiennes plays Henry Irving with nuance and finesse. The script characterises Irving as overly earnest and sincere, which – ironically – Fiennes is able to play to great humorous effect. Fiennes achieves a skilful balance between the shy and awkward elements of Irving’s per...
