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==Reception== |
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[[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' awarded the play four stars and stating that Bartlett had written a "powerful, disturbing play", and described the set design of the production as "excellently served" by Thea Sharrock and Tom Scutt.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/oct/26/13-review|title=13 – review|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=2011-10-26|accessdate=2017-02-09}} |
[[Michael Billington (critic)|Michael Billington]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' awarded the play four stars and stating that Bartlett had written a "powerful, disturbing play", and described the set design of the production as "excellently served" by Thea Sharrock and [[Tom Scutt]].{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/oct/26/13-review|title=13 – review|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=2011-10-26|accessdate=2017-02-09}} |
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[[Charles Spencer (journalist)|Charles Spencer]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' gave the play three stars, stating his main problem with it was the Jesus-like hero, John, believing that he'd never gain such a following and describing him as a "sanctimonious Welsh windbag". Spencer also found the set design of the National Theatre production failing to capture the atmosphere of modern London. He compared the play to Bartlett's previous one, ''[[Earthquakes in London]]'', which made him feel spellbound, whilst ''13'' made him feeling fidgety.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8848998/13-National-Theatre-review.html|title=13, National Theatre, review|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|first=Charles|last=Spencer|date=2011-10-26|accessdate=2017-02-09}} |
[[Charles Spencer (journalist)|Charles Spencer]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' gave the play three stars, stating his main problem with it was the Jesus-like hero, John, believing that he'd never gain such a following and describing him as a "sanctimonious Welsh windbag". Spencer also found the set design of the National Theatre production failing to capture the atmosphere of modern London. He compared the play to Bartlett's previous one, ''[[Earthquakes in London]]'', which made him feel spellbound, whilst ''13'' made him feeling fidgety.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8848998/13-National-Theatre-review.html|title=13, National Theatre, review|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|first=Charles|last=Spencer|date=2011-10-26|accessdate=2017-02-09}} |
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