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The Normal Heart, National Theatre
It is astonishing to think that Larry Kramer’s largely autobiographical play debuted in 1985, right in the midst of the AIDS crisis. No wonder it feels like a missive from the battlefield, blood and shrapnel clinging to every word. Read … Continue reading
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Tagged aids, gay, larry kramer, london, national theatre, play, review, the normal heart, theatre
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BWW Interview: Andrew Burnap
The actor discusses his role in landmark play The Inheritance. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Angels in America, National Theatre
Tony Kushner’s landmark two-part play begins at a funeral, with a rabbi solemnly naming a woman’s surviving relatives; partway through the interminable list of grandchildren, he stops and sighs. It’s a witty opener for a piece that’s epic in every … Continue reading
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Tagged aids, andrew garfield, angels in america, broadwayworld, denise gough, donald trump, eighties, gay, homosexual, london, marianne elliott, nathan lane, national theatre, reagan, review, russell tovey, theatre, tony kushner
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The messiness and painfulness of love examined
“What’s a night between friends?” That’s the question posed by this incisive study of desire and deception when it transpires the eponymous Reg – personifying Dionysian chaos and carnal abandon – has captured any number of hearts and loins. Reg … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, aids, alan bennett, chekhov, dionysus, donmar warehouse, gay, ham and high, kevin elyot, london, love, my night with reg, play, review, sex, theatre
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A Bright Room Called Day, Southwark Playhouse
The pivotal early 1930s period in which Herr Hitler overcame strong if fractured left-wing opposition should make for meaty drama, but the sluggish polemic currently occupying Southwark Playhouse will leave carnivorous viewers unsatiated. American playwright Tony Kusher is rightly celebrated … Continue reading
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Tagged a bright room called day, aids, america, angels in america, arthur miller, berlin, brecht, communist, drama, germany, hitler, life of brian, london, monty python, nazi, new york, play, reagan, review, southwark playhouse, stalin, the arts desk, the crucible, theatre, tony kushner, trotsky
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