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Fun Home, Young Vic
It seems only too fitting that David Lan’s luminous reign at the Young Vic should draw to a close with this bold, creatively thrilling international import. Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s Tony-winning musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2013, is an exquisite adaptation … Continue reading
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Tagged alison bechdel, america, dad, family, fun home, gay, graphic novel, homosexual, jeanine tesori, jenna russell, lesbian, lisa kron, london, memoir, musical, parent, review, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, young vic
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An Oak Tree, National Theatre
The play I have just seen is not the play you will see. Of course, one of the draws of live performance is that no two nights are the same, but that idea is taken to a mesmerising extreme in … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, actor, an oak tree, anniversary, art, artist, conceptual, conor lovett, dad, daugther, death, die, drama, father, grief, guest, hypnosis, hypnotist, loss, magic, michael craig-martin, national theatre, performance, play, power, review, stage, suggestion, text, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tim crouch, transformation
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The Father, Tricycle Theatre
André is losing time. It’s not just his perennially mislaid watch, but whole hours, weeks, years. Is he still living in his Paris flat, or did he move in with his daughter Anne? Is she married, divorced, leaving the country … Continue reading
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Tagged alzheimers, award, bath, care, carer, child, christopher hampton, claire skinner, dad, daughter, dementia, drama, father, five star, flat, florian zeller, france, grief, ill, kenneth cranham, king lear, lear, london, loss, memory, moliere, nurse, paris, pinter, play, review, sick, the arts desk, the father, theartsdesk, theatre, tricycle theatre
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Rudy’s Rare Records
Following a deluge of film-to-stage transfers, Rudy’s Rare Records takes a more unusual route from Radio 4 sitcom to semi-musical theatre. The cosy formula remains intact – creaking plot mechanics more apparent in a meandering two and a half hours … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc, birmingham, comedy, dad, drama, family, father, hackney, hackney empire, immigrant, immigration, jamaica, lenny henry, london, multicultural, music, musical, play, race, racist, radio 4, record, reggae, review, rudys rare records, sing, sitcom, son, song, soul, steptoe and son, theatre, ukip
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