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Tag Archives: child
Eureka Day, Old Vic
An incredibly funny satire of a modern conundrum. Read my full London Theatre review here
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Tagged antivaxxer, child, comedy, covid, eureka day, helen hunt, kid, london, london theatre, mumps, old vic, parent, play, review, school, theatre, vaccination, vaccine
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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
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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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London’s Top 10 family-friendly theatres
Continuing our London Theatre Guides series, we’re celebrating half-term by highlighting some of the capital’s most welcome and exciting venues for younger audiences. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre
French playwright Florian Zeller returns, with another compelling puzzle box of a play – the only thing definite about it being the trademark definite article in the title. But anchoring the human side of this elliptical work is a pair of commanding … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, child, christopher hampton, death, eileen atkins, florian zeller, grief, husband, jonathan kent, jonathan pryce, london, lucy cohu, marriage, parent, review, sale, the height of the storm, theatre royal bath, ticket deal, visit london, west end, wife, wyndhams theatre
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Holy Sh!t, Kiln Theatre
It’s all change at the Kiln (was Tricycle) Theatre, with a £5.5 million redevelopment resulting in a bright, light, spacious and welcoming new building – complete with a more obvious street presence, comfortable café/bar area, plentiful ladies’ loos, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged alexis zegerman, book tickets, broadwayworld, child, christian, faith, holy shit, Indhu Rubasingham, jewish, kilburn, kiln theatre, london, parent, play, religion, review, school, teacher, theatre, tricycle theatre
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Author Interview: Yuval Zommer
The acclaimed children’s author and illustrator discusses exploring the ocean in his latest work The Big Book of the Blue. Read my full Thames & Hudson interview here
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Tagged author, book, buy, child, children, childrens book, dolphin, educational, environment, fact, global warming, jellyfish, kids, krill, learn, marine, nature, non fiction, ocean, plastic, science, sea, shark, thames and hudson, the big book of the blue, turtle, whale, writer, young reader, Yuval Zommer
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Frozen, Theatre Royal Haymarket
No, it’s not that Frozen – although the immortal words “Let it go” do appear in the second half. Otherwise this is a far cry from the Disney juggernaut. Bryony Lavery’s 1998 play deals with the abduction of a child, and asks whether … Continue reading
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Girls & Boys, Royal Court
“It just seems to be a thing that we do, this incomprehensible violence thing.” So says the narrator of Dennis Kelly’s new one-woman play, performed in a staggering tour-de-force from Carey Mulligan. She’s been reflecting on an American mass shooting … Continue reading
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Tagged broadwayworld, carey mulligan, child, dennis kelly, drama, female, girls and boys, london, love, lyndsey turner, male, marriage, mass shooting, metoo, mother, new writing, parent, play, review, royal court, sexism, theatre, toxic masculinity, violence
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