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Hamilton, Disney+
The movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights was meant to hit cinemas this summer, but, in response to Covid-19, has been put back to 2021. Instead, we get the early release on Disney+ of Miranda’s Hamilton – filmed, NT Live style, with the original Broadway cast at three … Continue reading
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A Very Expensive Poison, Old Vic
How theatre should, or should not, be addressing Brexit is a constant topic of conversation. But while Lucy Prebble’s phenomenal new work – a combination of horror, espionage thriller, love story and satire, with dazzlingly theatrical framing – doesn’t centre … Continue reading
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Hansard, National Theatre
Can any fictional political tale top the latest dramatic entry in the Brexit Chronicles? Actor Simon Woods has a good crack at it with his debut play, featuring the powerhouse pairing of Alex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan and sure directorial … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, alex jennings, book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, conservative, gay, government, hansard, homosexual, husband, lindsay duncan, london, marriage, mp, national theatre, play, politician, politics, review, section 28, simon woods, son, theatre, tory, wife
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the end of history…, Royal Court
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s creative dream team are reunited for another new venture – although this drama’s family doesn’t come with an in-built, wand-waving fanbase. Instead, this is a personal work from writer Jack Thorne, who based the … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, brexit, broadwayworld, children, david morrissey, family, Francis Fukuyama, harry potter and the cursed child, jack thorne, john tiffany, kate o'flynn, left wing, lesley sharp, liberal, london, marx, mum jason, parents, play, politics, review, royal court, sam swainsbury, socialist, the end of history, theatre, tony blair, zoe boyle
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Rosmersholm, Duke of York’s Theatre
As politicians and pundits dissect the local election results, Duncan Macmillan serves up a blistering new adaptation of an 1886 work that feels eerily like a 2019 commentary. Move over, James Graham – it turns out Ibsen has supplied the … Continue reading
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Shipwreck, Almeida Theatre
“Isn’t that the problem with political theater, too much directness?” queries one of Anne Washburn’s characters in her new play – which, in meta fashion, and over a leisurely three hours, not only addresses Trump head on, but also painstakingly … Continue reading
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Tagged almeida theatre, anne washburn, book tickets, broadwayworld, donald trump, drama, james comey, play, politics, president trump, review, rupert goold, satire, shipwreck, tara fitzgerald, theatre, trump
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I’m Not Running, National Theatre
Britain’s foremost political playwright David Hare returns with a new play examining the current state of the Labour Party. Or not exactly – this is a world with no Brexit, no Corbyn, nothing, in fact, to anchor it to the … Continue reading
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Tagged alex hassell, book tickets, broadwayworld, campaign, David Hare, doctor, female leader, hospital, i'm not running, joshua mcguire, labour party, mp, national theatre, nhs, politician, politics, review, sian brooke, women
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Company leads October’s Top 10 new London shows
From gender-flipped Sondheim to David Hare and Martin McDonagh. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
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Pinter One and Pinter Two, Harold Pinter Theatre
Jamie Lloyd is marking the 10th anniversary of Harold Pinter’s death in remarkable style with his Pinter at the Pinter season, staging all the great man’s 20 short plays, plus some sketches and poetry – grouped into seven productions – at the … Continue reading
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