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Discover the West End shows nominated for Tony Awards
From Six and The Lehman Trilogy to Company. Read my full London Theatre article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
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A Very Very Very Dark Matter, Bridge Theatre
Hot off award-winning film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and reunited with Matthew Dunster, who directed his hit Hangmen, Martin McDonagh brings his latest to the Bridge – quite a coup for Nick Hytner. Yet this provocative take on Hans Christian Andersen, and on the nature … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a very very very dark matter, author, belgium, book, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, charles dickens, colonialisation, congo, fiction, hangmen, hans christian andersen, jim broadbent, london, martin mcdonagh, phil daniels, race, review, story, three billboards
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Olivier Awards 2016: Hits and Misses
As expected, the 40th anniversary Olivier Awards showered trophies on the sensational Gypsy. Imelda Staunton and Lara Pulver’s performances and Mark Henderson’s lighting were recognised, and the production took Best Musical Revival. But there were surprises elsewhere, with starry shows … Continue reading
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Hangmen, Wyndham’s Theatre
Just what constitutes reasonable behaviour in an enlightened society? Not long ago, the death penalty fell under that umbrella in Britain, and state-sanctioned killing as punishment for the crime of, well, killing is just the kind of twisted irony that … Continue reading
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Tagged capital punishment, crime, david morrissey, death, drama, farce, hang, hanged, hangmen, johnny flynn, justice, london, martin mcdonagh, murder, oldham, pierrepoint, pinter, play, pub, review, royal court, sixties, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, thriller, west end
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Pick of the Week
This week on theartsdesk, a feast of theatrical openings, from Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen to an epic Jane Eyre, plus Ai Weiwei, Courtney Pine, and a TV costume drama battle royale. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here
Posted in Art, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
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