The Effect

The Effect
Written byLucy Prebble
CharactersConnie
Tristan
Dr. Lorna James
Dr. Toby Sealey
Date premiered1 November 2012 (2012-11-01)
Original languageEnglish
SubjectTwo people agree to volunteer in a clinical drug trial where they fall in love.
GenreRomance, drama

The Effect is a play by the British playwright Lucy Prebble. The story revolves around two protagonists, Connie and Tristan, who volunteer in a clinical drug trial, where they start to fall in love. Their relationship throws the trial off-course.

It received its premiere at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in November 2012, and starred Billie Piper and Jonjo O'Neill.[1] The piece was revived at the Lyttelton Theatre in London in 2023 and started a 2024 transfer at The Shed in New York City.

  1. ^ "The Effect: Critics smitten by new Lucy Prebble play". BBC. 14 November 2012.