Review: Eureka Day (Outhouse Theatre Co)

Jonathan Spector’s school satire about balancing personal freedoms with public responsibility was, remarkably, written in 2018. While it’s clear to see the context of Trump era political polarisation, it’s a real shock at just how prescient the play becomes in a post-covid era. Walking into the Seymour Centre’s Reginald Theatre, I was unsure if audiences were ready for a play about vaccines and how we talk about them. But while some will undoubtably brace at the subject matter, I found Eureka Day to be a surprising crowd-pleaser which doesn’t take itself too seriously.