Washington Post - Recommended
"...Under Bhatia's direction, Bannon and Henlon authoritatively alternate between the private and public domains in which Kara and Cleo struggle to understand one another. It's apt that at evening's end, the performers stare out at the audience, in a period of serene wordlessness. All that the anxiety-producing noise of the web is good for, it seems, is fostering miscommunication."
DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended
"...As a parable about young Black women’s journey to self-esteem, seven ways of killing kylie jenner at Woolly Mammoth Theatre is killing it."
DCist - Recommended
"...Kylie is at its strongest when showcasing Lee-Jones' frank humor (Cleo complains she's "craving dick" at one point, to the audience's amusement), and when capturing the precarious friendship between the pair, with Kara's queer identity surfacing as one point of historical tension between the two. Another: Cleo's experiences walking through life as a darker-skinned Black woman than Kara. These confrontations eventually push Cleo towards a brave online moment of humility."
MetroWeekly - Recommended
"...Somebody in seven methods of killing kylie jenner holds serious grievances against the “self-made” billionaire baby mogul of the Kardashian-Jenner clan. It might be playwright Jasmine Lee-Jones, who voices myriad beefs through Cleo (Leanne Henlon), the brassy, riled-up Black British teenager who sparks a social media uproar in the audacious comedy making its U.S. premiere at Woolly Mammoth."
Talkin Broadway - Recommended
"...As the driver of the action, Henlon gives an intense performance based in physical expression, reaching out and taking up space. She works to reclaim her body from what she considers a form of social colonialism, where white people commodify parts of her lived experience. Bannon counterbalances her with calm and reserve, not understanding that she is simply making Cleo angrier by completely missing the point."
Washington City Paper - Highly Recommended
"...Some stories are eternal-evergreen, we call them in news-others capture a moment in time. Finally making its U.S. premiere at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (after a COVID delay), seven methods of killing kylie jenner is the latter-a play that bills the internet as its third character in a two-character story. At face value you could say it's about Twitter and trolls, but that would be selling Jasmine Lee-Jones' writing and understanding of the world short. In reality, seven methods of killing kylie jenner, a British play produced by London's Royal Court Theatre, tackles appropriation, Black womanhood, queerness, colorism, and best friendship."
Washington Blade - Highly Recommended
"...Like her play’s characters, Lee-Jones is a young Black Londoner. She describes two women who argue savagely and then get over it as only some bosom friends do. Her writing includes the latest local slang, memes, gifs, acronyms, and emojis as well as carefully considered themes, specific injustices, and situations. It’s sharp, timely, and very believable."
MD Theatre Guide - Recommended
"...Designed by Rajha Shakiry, the set seems to evolve as the story unfolds. Initially appearing abstract, it eventually takes on a tree shape that shimmers in the darkened theatre, its leaves reminiscent of Twitter "threads" and the networked character of social media interaction. It is the two-woman cast of Henlon as Cleo and Bannon as Kara, that truly dazzles with the ability to express such wide-ranging emotion and depth at a lightning-quick pace."
BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended
"...Royal Court Theatre's production of seven methods of killing kylie jenner, written by Jasmine Lee-Jones and directed by Milli Bhatia, covers a lot of topics in 90 minutes. It's a play about colonialism, racism, slavery, body image, queerness, appropriation of Black culture, and so much more. Ultimately, the play is about the friendship between Kara and Cleo, and how traumatic events have affected their lives."
