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Tag Archives: north london
The Wife of Willesden, Kiln Theatre
Zadie Smith’s playwriting debut is a love letter to her north-west London home. Read my full London Theatre review here
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Tagged brent, canterbury tales, chaucer, drama, kilburn, kiln theatre, london, london theatre, north london, north west london, play, review, the wife of willesden, theatre, wife of bath, zadie smith
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Blues in the Night, Kiln Theatre
It’s too darn hot, BoJo is in Downing Street, and we’re all going to Brexit hell – so we might as well sing the blues. Or at least take a night off from the apocalypse to enjoy a virtuoso company … Continue reading
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Tagged bessie smith, blues, blues in the night, camden, clive rowe, dancing, debbie kurup, gemma sutton, jazz, kilburn, kiln theatre, music, musical, north london, review, revue, sharon d clarke, singing, summer, susie mckenna, theartsdesk, theatre
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The Quiet House, Park Theatre
Infertility affects one in six couples, but it’s still something of a taboo subject. Gareth Farr’s new play throws welcome light on the challenges of conception, and is accompanied by a Fertility Fest that brings together artists and medical experts … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, child, drama, fertility, gareth farr, infertile, ivf, london, north london, parent, park theatre, play, review, stage, tessa walker, the arts desk, the quiet house, theartsdesk, theatre
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Calculating Kindness, Camden People’s Theatre
Nepotistic altruism: it sounds like a contradiction in terms. But American scientist George Price produced a mathematical formula – supporting evolutionary biologist WD Hamilton’s theory – which proved we’re more likely to help close relatives, in order to ensure the … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, biology, bomb, calculating kindness, camden, camden peoples theatre, drama, evolution, genetics, george price, ham and high, manhattan project, maths, north london, play, review, science, theatre, w d hamilton
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The Gathered Leaves, Park Theatre
It’s a family affair, with real-life mother and daughter Jane Asher and Katie Scarfe joining Alexander Hanson and son Tom in Andrew Keatley’s – appropriately enough – family-centric saga. Read my full Islington Gazette review here
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Tagged alexander hanson, andrew keatley, autistic, child, dementia, drama, family, father, islington gazette, jane asher, london, mother, north london, parent, park theatre, play, review, the archers, the gathered leaves, theatre, tory sleaze
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Luna Gale, Hampstead Theatre
Can we really distinguish between experience-based judgement and personal bias? Caroline, the social worker at the centre of American writer Rebecca Gilman’s latest “issue” play, trusts a gut instinct informed by her 25-year career, but those decisions – which shape … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, america, american, austerity, budget, child, child protection, children, christian, church, cuts, drama, drug addict, drugs, evangelical, faith, family, father, foster care, hampstead theatre, iowa, luna gale, meth, michael attenborough, mother, neglect, north london, parent, play, rebecca gilman, rehab, religion, review, sharon small, social services, social worker, theatre, welfare
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After Electra, Tricycle Theatre
The end is nigh in April De Angelis’s subversive new work. Free-spirited, octogenarian artist Virgie’s (Marty Cruickshank) family and friends find they’ve been gathered not to celebrate her birthday, but her death. Rather than suffer the indignities of ageing, Virgie … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, after electra, age, ageing, april de angelis, art, artist, care, career, carer, comedy, daughter, death, drama, electra, family, feminist, greek tragedy, london, mother, motherhood, north london, old, older, oresteia, play, review, samuel west, sophocles, suicide, theatre, tricycle theatre, woman, women, writer
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The Glass Protégé, Park Theatre
Hollywood has never met a cliché it didn’t love; unfortunately, neither has Dylan Costello. His peek behind the curtain of Tinseltown’s Golden Age employs every stock type imaginable, from the boorish, chain-smoking manager to a pill-popping Marilyn-lite. It’s a play … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, actor, actress, all about eve, city of angels, contract, drama, east germany, edward r murrow, film, forties, gay, golden age, hollywood, hollywoodland, homophobia, homosexual, journalist, la, london, los angeles, love, mamet, marilyn monroe, marriage, matinee idol, movie, movie star, noel coward, north london, park theatre, play, review, rita skeeter, romance, silver screen, studio, the glass protege, theatre
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