If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet

"Payne is a new and exceptionally bright star . . . celebrated for casting a fresh, fragmented light on the complexities of contemporary life."—Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"Enter Nick Payne, a stripling British playwright at the beginning of a great career . . . His plays aspire to intellectual and visual astonishment, combining curiosity and compassion into satisfying puzzles, which bring together public concerns and private griefs in order to explore the irony between the realms . . . [If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet] uses the front-page issues of climate change, obesity, and school bullying as paths to a deeper inquiry into Homo sapiens' self-destructiveness." —John Lahr, The New Yorker

"The despair of being bullied is one theme of Nick Payne's clever, edgy domestic drama about a British family that knows it's falling apart but can't seem to take action to stop it . . . Engaging, layered and thoughtfully observed."—Jennifer Farrar, Associated Press

"Brutally honest and tender . . . George is a man who stands to gain the world, but could lose his family. The ending of this stirring, humane, insightful work suggests that perhaps we shouldn't have to choose."—David Cote, Time Out New York