Jurassic review – a roaring clash of logic and lies with duelling dinosaurs

By Kate Wyver · The Guardian Culture

Soho theatre, London Tim Foley’s conspiracy-fuelled comedy pits reason against delusion as a palaeontology lecturer faces a dean who believes Jurassic Park is real Logic and reason are torn to shreds in Tim Foley’s sharp, silly satire about fossils and fake news. Though it slightly overextends its central idea, Jurassic is a boxing match of a play, drawing the world’s current quality of political debate into a daft, furious comedy of dinosaurs and destruction. Jay (Alastair Michael) loses his university job in the paleontology department because the new dean, whose name is actually Dean (Matt Holt), believes Jurassic Park is real. What use is a man who studies fossils of dinosaurs now they’ve got the real thing? As Jay tries not to pop a blood vessel while arguing against Dean’s obvious lunacy, this caustic play taps into the impossibility of winning an argument with someone who is playing by an entirely different set of rules. At Soho theatre, London , until 29 November Continue reading...