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Tag Archives: manchester
Aspects of Love, Southwark Playhouse
“Love Changes Everything”, as immortalised by Michael Ball, is the most enduring feature of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Charles Hart’s 1989 musical – a moderate West End success, and a Broadway flop. Jonathan O’Boyle’s production, seen last year at Manchester’s Hope … Continue reading
Pomona, National Theatre
Last year, new Orange Tree artistic director Paul Miller electrified his theatre by programming Alistair McDowall’s brilliant and brutal dystopian thriller. Now it occupies the National’s Temporary space, with most of its excellent original cast intact. Read my full Ham & … Continue reading
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Tagged alistair mcdowall, contemporary, crime, drama, dystopian, fantasy, game, ham and high, horror, island, lovecraft, manchester, national theatre, orange tree theatre, organ harvesting, pomona, prostitution, quest, review, rpg, sci fi, temporary space, theatre
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Blind Date, Jermyn Street Theatre
Dating in the internet age is rife with complications, and yet Dave Simpson’s amiable romcom manages to eschew nearly all of them. Bar its online matchmaking set-up, this is a chaste, big-hearted time capsule of a play, with nary a … Continue reading
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Tagged blind date, catastrophe, coronation street, date, dates, dating, drama, facebook, internet, jb shorts, jermyn street theatre, london, love, man city, manchester, marriage, online dating, play, review, richard curtis, romance, sex, snapchat, strictly come dancing, susan mcardle, television, the arts desk, the nether, theartsdesk, theatre, tinder, tv, twitter, will travis
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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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A melodramatic production that needs more bite to really engage
You would think the 2005 London bombings and their turbulent aftermath offer more than enough drama for an 80-minute play, but actor-turned-writer Damien Tracey adds to the mix political intrigue, romantic scandal, and not one but two ethnically charged revenge … Continue reading
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Tagged 2005, 7/7, bombings, bus, drama, extremist, gun, ham and high, hate preacher, hostage, islam, islamic, london, manchester, media, murder, muslim, park theatre, play, politician, politics, pr, revenge killing, review, scandal, shooting, terrorism, terrorist, theatre, tube, warde street
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Warde Street, Park Theatre
The advantage of basing drama on real events, particularly emotive ones like the 2005 London bombings, is that they have inbuilt resonance; the disadvantage, all too apparent in 2013 play Warde Street, is that it can be challenging to articulate a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2005, 7/7, albion, alecky blythe, attack, bombing, bus, drama, eastenders, killing, london, malcolm tucker, manchester, murder, muslim, park theatre, play, politician, politics, review, shooting, terrorist, the arts desk, the thick of it, the vertical hour, theatre, trial, tube, warde street, widower
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