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Tag Archives: jeremy herrin
Best of Enemies, Noel Coward Theatre
James Graham’s play hits the West End, with Zachary Quinto joining the cast. Read my full London Theatre review here
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Tagged 1968, america, best of enemies, david harewood, debate, drama, election, gore vidal, james graham, jeremy herrin, london, london theatre, noel coward theatre, play, president, review, theatre, tv, west end, william f buckley, young vic, zachary quinto
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Best of Enemies, Young Vic
Could any political play top the current seething drama in Westminster? Perhaps not, but James Graham’s latest is another fascinating slice of history that feels all too pertinent. Read my full London Theatre review here
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Tagged abc, america, debate, democrat, drama, gore vidal, headlong, history, james baldwin, james graham, jeremy herrin, london, london theatre, play, political, politics, republican, review, theatre, tv, william f buckley, young vic
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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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Labour of Love, Noel Coward Theatre
With This House enjoying an acclaimed revival last year, and Almeida hit Ink now situated just metres away from new offering Labour of Love on St Martin’s Lane, the West End currently belongs to the fantastically prolific playwright James Graham. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here
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Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, dancing, deal, discount, ed balls, election, james graham, jeremy corbyn, jeremy herrin, labour of love, labour party, martin freeman, mp, noel coward theatre, play, politics, review, sale, save, strictly come dancing, tamsin greig, theatre, tony blair, west end
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Common, National Theatre
It’s entirely possible that there will one day be a fascinating Heart of Darkness-esque documentary about the making of Common. We can only hope, because the creation of something so extraordinary, so wilfully bewildering, on the National’s biggest stage is … Continue reading
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Tagged anne-marie duff, broadwayworld, common, cush jumbo, dc moore, jeremy herrin, john dagleish, london, national theatre, review, theatre
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Dark portrait of addiction
Emma lies, professionally and pathologically. She’s a struggling actress, and her zeal for living lives other than her own is the biggest barrier to her recovery from drugs and alcohol addiction. Duncan Macmillan’s searing piece, which transfers after a sold-out … Continue reading
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Tagged aa, addict, addiction, alcohol, denise gough, drama, drugs, duncan macmillan, headlong, islington gazette, jeremy herrin, london, national theatre, people places and things, recovery, rehab, review, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre
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People, Places & Things, Wyndham’s Theatre
Recovery depends on honesty, but Emma – not her real name – lies for a living. Duncan Macmillan’s searing play, getting a well-deserved West End transfer from the National, complicates the familiar story of addiction and rehab by making its … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 steps, aa, actress, addict, addiction, alcohol, denise gough, drama, drugs, headlong, jeremy herrin, london, national theatre, people places and things, play, rehab, review, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre
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Moderate Soprano is a moderate success
Following Farinelli and the King, here’s another gently aimless drama about opera and – more circuitously – the inestimable value of art. David Hare takes us back to 1934 and the birth of Glyndebourne, with Rae Smith’s design illustrating its … Continue reading
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Tagged David Hare, drama, germany, glyndebourne, ham and high, hampstead theatre, jeremy herrin, jewish, london, music, musician, nazi, opera, play, review, roger allam, second world war, the moderate soprano, theatre, war
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