Polar Bears, Donmar Warehouse

Mark Haddon's stage-writing debut is a riveting psychological thriller

by Veronica LeeWednesday, 07 April 2010

Beautifully measured: Richard Coyle and Jodhi May in 'Polar Bears'

Mark Haddon is rather making a habit of writing about mental-health issues. His novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time was about a boy with Asperger’s and his TV drama Coming Down the Mountain had a character with Down’s syndrome. He charts similar territory with Polar Bears, which also features a character with a mental-health disorder.

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