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The Forest, Hampstead Theatre
How might Florian Zeller return to the theatre following his Oscar triumph for The Father? Read my full BroadwayWorld review here
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Tagged broadwayworld, drama, florian zeller, gina mckee, hampstead theatre, london, oscar, play, review, the father, the forest, theatre, toby stephens
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Renaissance rivals, A Star is Born, and The Height of the Storm
On my November MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition Brothers-in-law Mantegna and Bellini offer competing Renaissance visions at the National Gallery Film Lady Gaga impresses in the latest incarnation of A Star is Born Theatre Eileen Atkins and Jonathan Pryce lead Florian Zeller’s The Height … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre
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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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Company leads October’s Top 10 new London shows
From gender-flipped Sondheim to David Hare and Martin McDonagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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The Lie, Menier Chocolate Factory
A year after premiering acclaimed French playwright Florian Zeller’s The Truth, London’s Menier Chocolate Factory now hosts The Lie – which, as the name suggests, acts as a companion piece of sorts. Once again, we’re in a slippery Pinteresque realm, the seemingly conventional domestic set-up teasingly deconstructed … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, alexander hanson, cheating, christopher hampton, fact, fake news, florian zeller, french, husband, lie, london, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, paris, review, samantha bond, sex, the lie, theatre, tony gardner, trust, truth, wife
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Follies leads September’s Top 10 new London shows
From starry Sondheim to political plays and the return of Florian Zeller. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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The Truth, Menier Chocolate Factory
Infidelity, hypocrisy, disillusionment, betrayal – and yet this is by far the lightest of French playwright Florian Zeller’s current London hat trick. Premiering in 2011, and thus sandwiched chronologically between the bleak pair of The Mother (2010) andThe Father (2012), … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, alexander hanson, betrayal, christopher hampton, drama, florian zeller, lie, lindsay posner, london, love, marriage, menier chocolate factory, pinter, play, review, sex, the arts desk, the truth, theartsdesk, theatre, truth
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Florian Zeller’s latest leads this week’s Top 10 new London shows
From the French playwright’s highly anticipated The Truth to Kenneth Branagh’s hitman farce and an atomic musical, here are some of this week’s most eye-catching openings. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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The Mother, Tricycle Theatre
Anne longs for 23-year-old son Nicholas to return home. One night, he appears. Or does he? Welcome back to the queasily elliptical world of Florian Zeller, where certainty fractures as familiar elements are repeated, dissected, made strange and menacing. Zeller … Continue reading
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