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Death of a Salesman, Young Vic
Seventy years on from its Broadway opening, Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell present Arthur Miller’s masterpiece afresh in an inspired, shattering revival. One key change – making the 1940s Loman family African-American – gives the play a whole new texture, while retaining its searing condemnation … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, african-american, american dream, arinze kene, arthur miller, broadwayworld, death of a salesman, london, marianne elliott, new york, play, race, review, sharon d clarke, theatre, wendell pierce, young vic
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Company, Gielgud Theatre
The most thrilling revivals reinvigorate a classic work, while revealing its fundamental soul anew. Marianne Elliott’s female-led, 21st-century take on George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical company Company makes a bold, inventive statement, but somehow also suggests this is how the … Continue reading
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Tagged being alive, company, family, gay, gender swap, gielgud theatre, jonathan bailey, kids, ladies who lunch, love, marianne elliott, marriage, mel giedroyc, musical, new york, patti lupone, review, romance, rosalie craig, sex, single, sondheim, theartsdesk, west end
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Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, Wyndham’s Theatre
For the premiere work of new company Elliott & Harper Productions, director Marianne Elliott got the Curious Incident band back together, from playwright Simon Stephens to her acclaimed creative team. But it’s in service of a much more intimate piece that – while strikingly staged … Continue reading
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Tagged anne-marie duff, broadwayworld, grief, heisenberg, kenneth cranham, london, loss, marianne elliott, physics, review, romance, romcom, simon stephens, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre
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Angels in America, National Theatre
Tony Kushner’s landmark two-part play begins at a funeral, with a rabbi solemnly naming a woman’s surviving relatives; partway through the interminable list of grandchildren, he stops and sighs. It’s a witty opener for a piece that’s epic in every … Continue reading
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Tagged aids, andrew garfield, angels in america, broadwayworld, denise gough, donald trump, eighties, gay, homosexual, london, marianne elliott, nathan lane, national theatre, reagan, review, russell tovey, theatre, tony kushner
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Pit drama is grim but gripping
Three plays, three families, three hours of DH Lawrence. If that fills you with dread, I have good news: Ben Power’s skilled melding of this trio of mining dramas, unperformed in Lawrence’s lifetime, creates a spellbindingly intimate epic. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, anne-marie duff, child, class, dh lawrence, drama, education, family, father, husband, husbands and sons, islington gazette, london, louise brealey, marianne elliott, midlands, mining, mother, national theatre, pit, review, theatre, wife
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Husbands & Sons, National Theatre
If the thought of three hours of DH Lawrence fills you with dread, fear not. Ben Powers’ inspired melding of Lawrence’s trio of mining plays births a spellbindingly intimate epic with atmosphere thick as the coal dust engulfing this cloistered … Continue reading
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