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My Country; a work in progress, National Theatre
How quickly should art react? The National’s Great Britain opened right on the heels of the 2014 phone-hacking trial, and here again the theatre is speedy with this response to the EU referendum. But, as with Brexit itself, the piece … Continue reading
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Tagged boris johnson, brexit, britain, british, broadwayworld, carol ann duffy, david cameron, eu referendum, leave, my country, nation, national, national theatre, nigel farage, politician, politics, remain, review, rufus norris, tour
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The Audience, Apollo Theatre
As The Queen gains an audience with the latest royal addition, her theatrical alter ego returns to the West End, with Kristin Scott Thomas inheriting Tony-nominated Helen Mirren’s role in Peter Morgan’s updated revival. Callaghan is out; au courant gags … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo theatre, baby, buckingham palace, comedy, conservative, david cameron, drama, ed miliband, election, elizabeth ii, europe, family, government, helen mirren, her majesty, iraq, king charles iii, kristin scott thomas, labour, london, margaret thatcher, monarch, peter morgan, play, politician, politics, prime minister, prince charles, princess, review, royal, sovereign, stephen daldry, suez, the arts desk, the audience, the queen, theartsdesk, theatre, tony award, tony blair, war, west end, winston churchill
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Everyman, National Theatre
As we stagger towards electoral chaos, isn’t it comforting to think there might be a master plan at work? That Russell Brand’s meddling is preordained, or Cameron’s ‘brain fade’ an act of divine intervention? The second play in Rufus Norris’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 years a slave, 15th century, artistic director, carol ann duffy, chiwetel ejiofor, christianity, dance, dancing, david cameron, death, divine, don draper, drama, ed miliband, election, everyman, faith, god, javier de frutos, london, mad men, morality play, movement, nation, national, national theatre, olivier, play, poet, poet laureate, poetry, religion, review, rufus norris, russell brand, salvation, sharon d clarke, singing, song, state of the nation, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre
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