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Constellations, Vaudeville Theatre
In 2012, playwright Nick Payne dazzled audiences with his fiendishly clever play that merges relationship drama with theories about quantum mechanics, superstrings, and the multiverse. Now it’s back in the West End. Read my full London Theatre review here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged constellations, doctor who, drama, london, nick payne, peter capaldi, play, review, sheila atim, theatre, vaudeville theatre, west end, zoe wanamaker
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Take Five! Spend your tea break with Zoe Wanamaker
As Elegy opens at Donmar Warehouse, here are five of Zoe Wanamaker’s indelible performances. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged agatha christie, all my sons, ariadne oliver, arthur miller, beatrice, benedick, broadwayworld, chekhov, doctor who, donmar warehouse, drama, elegy, film, harry potter, josie rourke, much ado about nothing, national theatre, nick payne, poirot, prime suspect, rsc, simon russell beale, stage, the cherry orchard, theatre, tv, zoe wanamaker
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Pick of the Week
Oscar-winning Son of Saul, Nick Payne’s latest play and Line of Duty reaches its nail-biting climax. Read my full theartsdesk newsletter here
Posted in Art, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged academy award, art, bbc, best, conspiracy files, death, died, donmar warehouse, drama, elegy, exhibition, film, giacometti, line of duty, malaysian airlines, music, nick payne, norwich, obituary, opera, oscar, pick of the week, play, prince, sainsbury centre for visual arts, shakespeare, son of saul, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tribute, tv, ukraine, victoria wood, vinyl, zoe wanamaker
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Kit Harington, Glenn Close and Timothy Spall Lead April’s Top 10 New London Shows
From Jamie Lloyd’s reinvention of Marlowe’s Faustus and Glenn Close’s Norma Desmond to Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winner and a new heist farce, here are some of this month’s most eye-catching openings. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Tagged alistair mcdowall, andrew lloyd webber, annie baker, april, best, broadwayworld, comedy, doctor faustus, donmar warehouse, drama, elegy, funny girl, glenn close, guys and dolls, jamie lloyd, kit harington, london, musical, national theatre, new, nick payne, old vic, pick, pinter, pulitzer, sheridan smith, show boat, sunset boulevard, the caretaker, the comedy about a bank robbery, the flick, theatre, top 10, west end, x
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Love and physics in a parallel universe
Ever wonder what might have happened if you’d made a different decision? Nick Payne’s ingenious 70-minute play, which has been on tour and to Broadway since its 2012 Royal Court premiere, uses theoretical physics to explore our fascination with the … Continue reading
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Tagged bee, beekeeping, broadway, constellations, dating, death, drama, free will, ham and high, joe armstrong, london, louise brealey, love, marriage, multiverse, nick payne, parallel universe, physics, play, predestination, quantum, review, romance, romcom, royal court, sex, sherlock, sliding doors, stars, the road not taken, theatre, west end
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Constellations, Trafalgar Studios
Life, the universe and everything… in 70 minutes. You certainly can’t fault Nick Payne’s ambition, nor help but admire the dazzling inventiveness of his theoretical physics romcom with a side helping of artisanal beekeeping. Read my full theartsdesk review here
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Tagged bee, beekeeping, constellations, dating, death, drama, fate, free will, grief, honey, if/then, joe armstrong, life, london, loss, louise brealey, love, marriage, michael longhurst, multiverse, nick payne, parallel universe, physics, play, predestination, quantum, review, romance, romcom, royal court, science, sherlock, sliding doors, space, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tom scutt, trafalgar studios, universe, west end
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Skimming the surface
Playwright Nick Payne set an astronomically high standard with last year’s award-winning quantum-physics romcom Constellations, but his follow-up, The Same Deep Water As Me, a jocular dig at the ‘no win, no fees’ claims culture, is disappointingly slight in comparison. Inspired by … Continue reading
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Tagged claims, compensation, constellations, donmar warehouse, evening standard award, ham & high, hampstead, highgate, law, legal, london, nick payne, no win no fee, personal injury, play, review, royal court, the same deep water as me, theatre, west end
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