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See West End shows with religious themes
Heavenly London shows, from The Southbury Child to The Book of Mormon. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged bad jews, bob marley, book tickets, christian, church, come from away, faith, get up stand up, god, jewish, les miserables, london, london theatre, mormon, musical, play, religion, religious, sister, sister act, the book of mormon, the southbury child, theatre, west end
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Against, Almeida Theatre
The incident tent, the police tape: a sickeningly familiar sight, made fresh yet again by the tragic events of this week. But that very familiarity, and the tendency of one event to be swiftly superseded by another in the public … Continue reading
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Tagged against, almeida theatre, ben whishaw, broadwayworld, christopher shinn, college, god, ian rickson, london, pc, rape, review, school shooting, terrorism, theatre, violence
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Doctor Faustus, Duke of York’s Theatre
Blood, sexual violence, power games and lashings of nudity. Not Game of Thrones, whose new season has just premiered (yes, he’s really dead. Well, for now) – and whose shadow Kit Harington is trying to escape – but Jamie Lloyd’s graphic … Continue reading
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Tagged dead, demon, devil, doctor faustus, drama, duke of yorks theatre, faustus, game of thrones, god, jamie lloyd, jenna russell, jon snow, kit harington, london, lucifer, mephistopheles, play, review, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, Tricycle Theatre
Molière’s 1664 comedy Tartuffe transplanted to present-day Atlanta, Georgia: it sounds like an inspired idea. The hypocritical religious devotee becomes a charlatan preacher fleecing his flock, offering salvation in exchange for hard cash and a distinctly unpriestly grope. But Marcus … Continue reading
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Tagged a wolf in snakeskin shoes, america, atlanta, bible, christian, church, comedy, deep south, drama, empire, faith, faith healer, family, farce, gay, georgia, god, gospel, homosexual, marcus gardley, moliere, music, noises off, play, poetry, preacher, religion, review, sex, singing, tartuffe, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tricycle theatre, verse
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Martyr, Unicorn Theatre
Following a dangerously selective reading of a religious text, 15-year-old Benjamin has adopted a fundamentalist doctrine that espouses misogynist, homophobic and puritanical views and, at its extreme, violence. Neither his mum nor his teachers know how to handle him. The … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, bible, children, christian, crucifixion, drama, extremism, extremist, faith, fundamentalist, gay, god, homophobic, homosexual, kid, london, man, martyr, mother, muslim, parent, play, puberty, puritanical, quran, religion, religious, review, school, sex, sexist, teacher, teenager, theatre, unicorn theatre, vicar, violent, woman, young
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When We Were Women, Orange Tree Theatre
Can you peg a whole play on a decent twist? When We Were Women’s narrative tease pays off interestingly, but takes a hell of a long time getting there. It leaves little space to explore the ramifications of an intriguing … Continue reading
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Tagged daughter, drama, family, father, glasgow, god, husband, love, marriage, mother, orange tree, play, religion, review, romance, sailor, scotland, second world war, sharman macdonald, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, war, when we were women, wife, world war 2
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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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Strange tale of odd couple is ambitious but elusive work
Robert Holman’s influence is evident in the work of a number of today’s leading playwrights, and his talent for uncovering the arresting in the ordinary is encapsulated by the memorably strange Jonah and Otto, which premiered at Manchester’s Royal Exchange … Continue reading
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Tagged beckett, child, drama, existential, father, god, islington gazette, jonah and otto, london, manchester, north london, odd couple, parent, park theatre, play, review, robert holman, royal exchange, son, theatre
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