Every Good Boy Deserves Favour: Daily Express review

The Daily Express critic,  Julie Carpenter, highlighted Joseph's performance;

Joseph Millson is similarly convincing as the shaven-headed Alexander wrestling with the lunacy of his own predicament – that he is a sane man who, in a Catch 22 situation, will only be released when he admits he is mentally ill and denies that sane people get locked up in mental institutions.

Going by the programme photos, Millson has lost considerable weight during rehearsals, painting a gaunt and deeply distressing portrait of a man horrendously mistreated and yet fervently standing up for his principles, even against the anguished entreaties of his son who begs him to lie to escape the asylum.

An online review on 50connect was also positive.

On a stage comprising merely two camp beds in front of a large orchestra and a sinister door at the back, directors Barrett and Morris do much to bring out the ominous, chilling mood of the piece, aided by realistic performances from Joseph Millson and Toby Jones as Alexander and Ivanov, not to mention a fine NT ensemble.
Certainly every serious theatregoer deserves to see this production!