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Father Comes Home From The Wars, Royal Court
The current racial crisis in America might seem too urgent, too horrific, for us to be constantly seeking historical stories, but Suzan-Lori Parks’s play cycle makes a vividly articulate case for the long thread running from 19th-century slavery to 2016 debate … Continue reading
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Tagged african-american, america, army, broadwayworld, civil war, confederate, father comes home from the wars, greece, hero, history, homer, odyssey black, race, review, royal court, slave, slavery, soldier, Suzan-Lori Parks, texas
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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
Daredevil Chelsea Pensioner Charmaine “Bimbo” Coleman shares her capital experience. Read my full Discover Britain article here
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Tagged army, battersea park, best, charmaine coleman, chelsea pensioner, discover britain, duke of edinburgh, eat, insider, interview, london, londoner, magazine, meal, military, picks, pie and mash, restaurant, royal, royal hospital chelsea, sightseeing, skydiving, soldier, tour, tourist, veteran, view, war, war horse
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The Patriotic Traitor, Park Theatre
Theatregoers suffering from First World War fatigue may want to pass on Jonathan Lynn’s merely competent historical drama about two mythic figures: Charles de Gaulle and Philippe Pétain. It’s a fascinating subject – de Gaulle had his former mentor tried … Continue reading
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Tagged army, Charles de Gaulle, collaborator, drama, first world war, general, history, jonathan lynn, laurence fox, leader, london, nazi, park theatre, Philippe Petain, play, review, second world war, the patriotic traitor, theatre, tom conti, verdun, vichy, war, world war one, world war two
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Dear Lupin, Apollo Theatre
A sterling case is made for the lost art of letter-writing in Michael Simkins’ dramatisation of Roger Mortimer’s missives to his wayward son. Mortimer’s inimitable turn of phrase, preserved in epistolary form, is the highlight of a genial show notable … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, addiction, apollo theatre, army, book, charlie mortimer, coldstream guards, comedy, dear lupin, diary of a nobody, drama, eton, father, humour, humourist, jack fox, james fox, journalist, letter, london, lupin, parent, play, racing, review, roger mortimer, son, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Verse drama about deception is incoherent
How apt that Peter Oswald’s play should coincide with Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. Undoubtedly, the Bard is a touchstone for this unwieldy epic. And yet the comparison does Lucifer Saved at the Lion & Unicorn no favours. The master communicates universal themes … Continue reading
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