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Ten great plays within plays
To coincide with the opening of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good at the National Theatre, here are 10 great examples of the play-within-a-play, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Kyd’s Spanish Tragedy to groundbreaking work from Stoppard, Pirandello, Weiss and Brecht. Read my full National Theatre article here
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The Beaux’ Stratagem, National Theatre
Farquhar the feminist – who knew? Simon Godwin’s nimble revival reclaims this 1707 Restoration comedy romp as a bold treatise on love, marriage and gender inequality. Patrick Marber’s judicious tweaking pairs its surprisingly pertinent discourse with equally contemporary humour – … Continue reading →
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Tagged actress, comedy, country, divorce, drama, farquhar, feminism, feminist, gender equality, geoffrey streatfeild, husband, interview, islington gazette, john milton, lichfield, london, love, marriage, men, national theatre, patrick marber, pippa bennett-warner, restoration, review, revival, romance, samuel bartlett, simon godwin, susannah fielding, the beaux stratagem, theartsdesk, theatre, town, wedding, wife, women
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10 Questions For Actress Pippa Bennett-Warner
At just 26, Pippa Bennett-Warner has already achieved many actors’ goals, from treading the boards at the National and having a part written specially for her to sharing scenes with luminaries like Derek Jacobi and Eddie Redmayne. She debuted aged … Continue reading →
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Tagged abi morgan, acting, actor, actress, black, colour blind casting, comedy, corset, costume drama, derek jacobi, diversity, doctor who, drama, eddie redmayne, farquhar, female, feminism, hamlet, interview, king lear, london, love, michael grandage, national theatre, olivier, part, patrick marber, period, pippa bennett-warner, play, race, rada, restoration comedy, richard ii, river, role, romance, royal court, samuel barnett, school, shakespeare, south bank, susannah fielding, the beaux stratagem, the lion king, theatre, tis pity shes a whore, tv, women
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