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Cash Cow, Hampstead Theatre
“How much does she owe us?” So ponder the now estranged parents of a former tennis pro, as they calculate the very literal investment they’ve put into their daughter. This probing new play from Oli Forsyth – well timed for … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abuse, cash cow, child, family, hampstead theatre, london, parents, play, prodigy, professional, queens, review, sport, summer, tennis, theartsdesk, theatre, wimbledon
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Mood Music, Old Vic
Gendered power dynamics, the commodification of art, and abuse in the creative industries: Joe Penhall’s new play certainly feels of the moment, and there’s a particular frisson in seeing such subject matter explored at the Old Vic, which is dealing with the … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, album, artist, broadwayworld, joe penhall, Kevin Spacey, london, metoo, mood music, music, musician, old vic, record, review, singer, sunny afternoon, the kinks, theatre
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Torn, Royal Court Theatre
Family is the ideal, the necessity, the burden and the war zone of Nathaniel Martello-White’s intricate new play, alternately elusive and confrontational. It’s group therapy – Ultz provides the community hall plastic chairs and tea table – with no safeguards, … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, black, broadwayworld, child, family, father, gay, mother, nathaniel martello-white, parent, poverty, race, racism, review, Richard Twyman, royal court, therapy, torn, white
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Luna Gale, Hampstead Theatre
Can we really distinguish between experience-based judgement and personal bias? Caroline, the social worker at the centre of American writer Rebecca Gilman’s latest “issue” play, trusts a gut instinct informed by her 25-year career, but those decisions – which shape … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abuse, america, american, austerity, budget, child, child protection, children, christian, church, cuts, drama, drug addict, drugs, evangelical, faith, family, father, foster care, hampstead theatre, iowa, luna gale, meth, michael attenborough, mother, neglect, north london, parent, play, rebecca gilman, rehab, religion, review, sharon small, social services, social worker, theatre, welfare
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Savile victims honoured in chilling story
How did he get away with it? That’s the question Jonathan Maitland’s controversial new play addresses, juxtaposing national treasure Sir Jimmy Savile, feted by monarchs, prime ministers and cardinals, with the thuggish serial abuser. Savile’s cheeky asides – the knighthood … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abuse, alistair mcgowan, an audience with jimmy savile, bbc, catholic, charity, child, child protection, children, crime, doctor, drama, hospital, islington gazette, jimmy savile, jonathan maitland, journalist, knighthood, law, lawyer, legal, london, media, nurse, operation yewtree, paedophile, park theatre, play, police, politician, rape, rapist, review, savile, theatre, trial, victims
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An Audience With Jimmy Savile, Park Theatre
Seldom has there been such impassioned debate about whether a play has a right to exist. Writer Jonathan Maitland faced a barrage of criticism, with many accusing him of exploitation; others felt it was too soon for freshly unveiled horror … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, alistair mcgowan, an audience with jimmy savile, bbc, catholic, child, child protection, children, crime, doctor, drama, hospital, jimmy savile, jonathan maitland, knighthood, law, lawyer, legal, london, measure for measure, nurse, operation yewtree, paedophile, park theatre, play, police, politician, rape, raped, ray teret, review, savile, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, this is your life, trial, tv, victim, victims
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Topical fable shines light on darkest corners of life online
From Twitter abuse to games and websites indulging our darkest desires, the virtual world is constantly challenging traditional morality and legality. American playwright Jennifer Haley goes a step further in her gripping 2012 dystopian vision of a “real” world overtaken … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, children, drama, duke of york's, es devlin, game, gaming, headlong, internet, islington gazette, jennifer haley, london, online, orwell, paedophile, paedophilia, review, royal court, stage, the nether, theatre, troll, twitter, virtual, website, west end
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JOHN, National Theatre
It is no exaggeration to say that Lloyd Newson has created a new theatrical language. Verbatim drama and intricate choreography would seem, on paper, to be fatally competing elements, yet Newson’s hypnotic fusion charges both word and movement with fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged abuse, addict, addiction, alcohol, choreography, contemporary, criminal, dance, dancing, drama, drugs, dv8, gay, homosexual, john, lloyd newson, london, love, movement, national, nt live, physical theatre, play, prison, rape, rehab, review, sauna, sex, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, verbatim, violence
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