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Tag Archives: Mike Bartlett
How Joel Harper-Jackson went from understudy to star in COCK
The actor became a West End leading man after Taron Egerton left the show. Read my full London Theatre interview here
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Tagged cock, cover, drama, interview, joel harper-jackson, jonathan bailey, london, london theatre, marianne elliott, Mike Bartlett, play, taron egerton, theatre, understudy, west end
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The 47th, Old Vic
Bertie Carvel is an uncanny Trump, but this is a hollow political pageant. Read my full London Theatre review here
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Tagged america, bertie carvel, comedy, donald trump, drama, election, ivanka trump, joe biden, kamala harris, london, london theatre, Mike Bartlett, old vic, play, president, review, the 47th, theatre, united states
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See Mike Bartlett plays in the West End and beyond
The prolific writer has three shows on in London this spring. Read my full London Theatre article here
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Tagged ambassadors theatre, book tickets, cock, doctor foster, drama, london, london theatre, lyric hammersmith, Mike Bartlett, old vic, play, scandaltown, stage, the 47th, theatre, tv, west end
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COCK, Ambassadors Theatre
It’s 13 years since Mike Bartlett’s provocatively named play made its debut at the Royal Court. Read my full BroadwayWorld review here
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Tagged bisexual, bridgerton, broadwayworld, cock, comedy, drama, gay, jade anouka, jonathan bailey, lgbtq, london, marianne elliott, Mike Bartlett, phil daniels, play, queer, relationship, review, sex, taron egerton, theatre, west end
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The Antipodes leads October’s Top 10 new London shows
From Annie Baker to Ealing comedy and a royal reunion. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged a day in the death of joe egg, almeida theatre, annie baker, arthur darvill, best, blank, book tickets, boulevard theatre, broadwayworld, charlie fink, claire foy, claire skinner, clean break, comedy, conleth hill, dave malloy, death of a salesman, doctor who, donmar warehouse, drama, ealing comedy, farce, garrick theatre, ghost quartet, groan ups, kara tointon, london, lungs, matt smith, meera syal, michael frayn, Mike Bartlett, mischief theatre, musical, national theatre, noises off, october, old vic, piccadilly theatre, play, samantha bond, sarah hadland, sharon d clark, stephen mangan, the antipodes, the crown, the man in the white suit, theatre, toby stephens, top 10, trafalgar studios, vassa, vaudeville theatre, visit london, wendell pierce, west end, wyndhams theatre
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BWW Interview: Adrian Lester
The actor discusses his role in Mike Bartlett’s TV drama Trauma. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged actor, adrian lester, britbox, broadwayworld, child, class, death, doctor, drama, film, interview, itv, john simm, josie rourke, justice, mary queen of scots, medical, Mike Bartlett, money, nhs, old vic, one voice, parent, surgeon, thriller, trauma, tv, vengeance
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BWW Interview: Paula Garfield
The artistic director of Deafinitely Theatre discusses Deaf audiences and artists, new production Contractions, and 15 years of the company. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
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Tagged access, actor, actress, audience, broadwayworld, bsl, caption glasses, captions, contractions, cuts, deaf, deafinitely theatre, director, disabled, funding, globe, hard of hearing, interpreter, interview, Mike Bartlett, national theatre, open access smart capture, paula garfield, theatre, training
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Albion, Almeida Theatre
The urge to present state-of-the-nation plays following the Brexit vote is understandable, even vital, but has produced decidedly mixed results. Thankfully, Mike Bartlett’s empathetic Chekhovian response is a real winner: rich in loamy metaphor, yes, but also a gripping family drama … Continue reading →
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Tagged albion, almeida theatre, brexit, britain, broadwayworld, charlotte hope, chekhov, child, doctor foster, drama, england, family, helen schlesinger, london, Mike Bartlett, mother, parent, play, review, romance, rupert goold, state of the nation, theare, victoria hamilton, visit london
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Labour of Love leads October’s Top 10 new London shows
From James Graham’s political drama to immersive Agatha Christie and the unveiling of a new venue. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged a woman of no importance, agatha christie, albion, almeida theatre, anne reid, anne-marie duff, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, chekhov, comedy, david oakes, deal, discount, doctor foster, drama, eve best, garrick theatre, hadley fraser, heisenberg, james graham, jeremy corbyn, john heffernan, kenneth cranham, labour, labour of love, labour party, lesley sharp, london county hall, lyric hammersmith, martin freeman, Mike Bartlett, musical, natalie dormer, national theatre, nicholas hytner, noel coward theatre, oscar wilde, play, political, politics, richard bean, rory kinnear, ross noble, saint george and the dragon, sale, save, simon stephens, tamsin greig, the seagull, theatre, theatre royal haymarket, ticket deal, vaudeville theatre, venus in fur, visit london, west end, witness for the proseuction, wyndhams theatre, young frankenstein, young marx
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Wild, Hampstead Theatre
Who do you trust? The EU Referendum campaign has exposed a mounting suspicion of the establishment, from financial institutions to press and politicians, and our sense of nationhood has never been murkier. But if we cease to believe in anything, … Continue reading →
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Tagged america, drama, edward snowden, government, hampstead theatre, james macdonald, julian assange, leak, Mike Bartlett, miriam buether, play, privacy, referendum, review, russia, security, spy, stage, surveillance, technology, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, trust, whistleblower, wikileaks, wild
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