The Guardian's theatre review dismisses Who Killed Marilyn?, a new play starring Pixie Lott as Marilyn Monroe, as a shallow rehash of familiar biographical territory that fails to illuminate its subject. Written by Sharleen Cooper Cohen and directed by Philip Wm McKinley, the production touches on the various conspiracy theories surrounding Monroe's 1962 death but never moves beyond cliché, offering little insight into the woman behind the icon.

The reviewer criticises the script for stating Monroe's psychological struggles rather than dramatising them, with brief, underdeveloped depictions of her marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, and encounters with JFK and Bobby Kennedy, while omitting her first marriage entirely. Lott is said to strike Marilyn-esque poses without capturing genuine depth, the supporting cast is deemed "wooden", and a scene involving JFK reportedly plays as unintentional farce. Although the play eventually reveals an answer to its titular question, the review concludes that the deeper mystery of who Monroe truly was remains unexplored. The production runs at the Emerald theatre, London, until 29 October.