Breaking The Code Reviews

New England Theater Mirror - Highly Recommended

"...Central Square Theater’s stirring production of Hugh Whitemore’s Breaking the Code follows the turbulent but brilliant life of one of the world’s most important thinkers. The play begins in 1952 in a police investigation room. Having just reported a minor burglary in his home, Turing’s tale becomes tangled when the investigator starts poking him for details about his personal life. Cornered by the questioning, Turing retreats into a 30-year, non-linear journey through his mind, where we learn of his many triumphs, losses, and loves."

METR Mag - Highly Recommended

"...Whitemore’s marvelously constructed play, based on the 1983 biography “Alan Turing: The Enigma” by Andrew Hodges, cleverly bonds Turing’s cryptographic activities with his own attempts to keep clandestine his homosexuality."