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A complete guide to Noises Off in the West End
Michael Frayn’s genius farce celebrates its 40th anniversary. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged 40th anniversary, alexander hanson, book tickets, comedy, farce, felicity kendal, guide, london, london theatre, matthew kelly, michael frayn, phoenix theatre, play, theatre, tracy-ann oberman, west end
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Laurie Davidson and Natalie Simpson talk Jack Absolute Flies Again
I spoke to the stars of Richard Bean and Oliver Chris’s comedy at the National Theatre. Read my full London Theatre interview here
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Tagged 1940s, battle of britain, book tickets, caroline quentin, comedy, drama, farce, interview, jack absolute, jack absolute flies again, laurie davidson, london, london theatre, love, lydia languish, natalie simpson, national theatre, oliver chris, play, second world war, the rivals, theatre
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The Man in the White Suit, Wyndham’s Theatre
A hit comedy about a textile scientist? It might sound unlikely, but Ealing Studios’ 1951 sci-fi satire, starring Alec Guinness, was one of the most popular films of the year in Britain. Now, Sean Foley hopes to repeat its success with his … Continue reading
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Tagged 50s, alec guinness, book tickets, brexit, charlie fink, chemistry, comedy, ealing comedy, ealing studios, farce, funny, kara tointon, london, music, noah and the whale, play, review, sci fi, scientist, skiffle, slapstick, songs, stephen mangan, sue johnston, textile, the man in the white suit, theartsdesk, theatre, wyndhams theatre
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Noises Off, Garrick Theatre
“Doors and sardines. Getting on, getting off. Getting the sardines on, getting the sardines off. That’s farce. That’s the theatre. That’s life.” Michael Frayn’s laugh-til-you-weep backstage comedy transfers from the Lyric Hammersmith (where it first appeared in 1982), and Jeremy Herrin’s superb revival has … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, backstage, bedroom farce, book tickets, comedy, daniel rigby, director, farce, funny, garrick theatre, humour, jeremy herrin, lisa mcgrillis, lloyd owen, lyric hammersmith, meera syal, michael frayn, noises off, play, play within a play, review, sarah hadland, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Noises Off, Lyric Hammersmith
Do not anger the theatre gods, for their vengeance is swift and mighty. On press night of Michael Frayn’s peerless portrait of backstage disasters, the Lyric suffered its own “technical difficulties”, adding a distinctly meta frisson to this already gloriously … Continue reading
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Tagged actors, backstage, bedroom farce, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, comedy, director, farce, jeremy herrin, london, lyric hammersmith, meera syal, michael frayn, noises off, review, sex, slapstick, summer, theatre, ticket deal
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Present Laughter, Old Vic
Great Scott! His recent turn as Fleabag‘s Hot Priest made him a global sex symbol. Now, Andrew Scott reminds audiences that he’s just as irresistible on stage, leading Matthew Warchus’s absolute romp of a Noël Coward revival with the kind of panache … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, andrew scott, bisexual, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, comedy, farce, fleabag, game of thrones, hot priest, indira varma, london, matthew warchus, noel coward, old vic, play, present laughter, review, romance, sale, save, sex, sophie thompson, summer, theatre, ticket deal, visit london
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No laughing matter: The challenges of reviewing comedy
BroadwayWorld reviewers share their thoughts. Read the full article here
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Tagged article, broadwayworld, comedy, comic, edinburgh festival, farce, funny, gender, humour, improv, joke, laugh, play, review, reviewer, reviewing, simon amstell, sketch, stand-up, theatre
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Young Marx, Bridge Theatre
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr’s enterprise is certainly an historic one: The Bridge is London’s first new wholly commercial theatre in 80 years. If its opening play isn’t the same landmark work, it’s nevertheless an auspicious start to a promising … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge theatre, broadwayworld, children, class, clive coleman, comedy, communist, engels, family, farce, german, london, marriage, marx, nicholas hytner, nick starr, oliver chris, play, politician, politics, refugee, review, revolution, richard bean, rory kinnear, sex, socialism, soho, the bridge, theatre, victorian, visit london, young marx
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The Painkiller, Garrick Theatre
The fourth production in Branagh’s Garrick season is the revival of an odd-couple romp he brought to the Lyric, Belfast in 2011. Sean Foley (best known for his superlative Branagh-directed Morecambe and Wise tribute The Play What I Wrote) adapts … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, double act, farce, garrick theatre, hitman, hotel, kenneth branagh, london, odd couple, review, rob brydon, sean foley, sex, the arts desk, the painkiller, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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