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Follies, National Theatre
This is a golden age of London Sondheim revivals, with Marianne Elliott’s thrilling Company still playing in the West End, and Dominic Cooke’s Follies getting a hugely welcome second run at the National – both testament to a director’s transformative vision. A few key cast changes add extra … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander hanson, book tickets, dominic cooke, follies, janie dee, joanna riding, london, musical, national theatre, review, sondheim, theartsdesk, theatre, tracie bennett
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The Lie, Menier Chocolate Factory
A year after premiering acclaimed French playwright Florian Zeller’s The Truth, London’s Menier Chocolate Factory now hosts The Lie – which, as the name suggests, acts as a companion piece of sorts. Once again, we’re in a slippery Pinteresque realm, the seemingly conventional domestic set-up teasingly deconstructed … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, alexander hanson, cheating, christopher hampton, fact, fake news, florian zeller, french, husband, lie, london, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, paris, review, samantha bond, sex, the lie, theatre, tony gardner, trust, truth, wife
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The Truth, Menier Chocolate Factory
Infidelity, hypocrisy, disillusionment, betrayal – and yet this is by far the lightest of French playwright Florian Zeller’s current London hat trick. Premiering in 2011, and thus sandwiched chronologically between the bleak pair of The Mother (2010) andThe Father (2012), … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, alexander hanson, betrayal, christopher hampton, drama, florian zeller, lie, lindsay posner, london, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, pinter, play, review, sex, the arts desk, the truth, theartsdesk, theatre, truth
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The Gathered Leaves, Park Theatre
It’s a family affair, with real-life mother and daughter Jane Asher and Katie Scarfe joining Alexander Hanson and son Tom in Andrew Keatley’s – appropriately enough – family-centric saga. Read my full Islington Gazette review here
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Tagged alexander hanson, andrew keatley, autistic, child, dementia, drama, family, father, islington gazette, jane asher, london, mother, north london, parent, park theatre, play, review, the archers, the gathered leaves, theatre, tory sleaze
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Accolade, St James Theatre
Reclaiming lost plays can be unnecessary indulgence, but Blanche McIntyre’s note-perfect production of Emlyn Williams’ 64-year-old work ushers in the renaissance of a thoroughly modern masterpiece. This progressive examination of ethical relativism, trial by media and the tension between public … Continue reading
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