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Tag Archives: review
All My Sons, Old Vic
London’s latest foray into Arthur Miller has serious transatlantic star power, with its leading quartet of Bill Pullman, two-time Oscar-winner Sally Field, Colin Morgan and Jenna Coleman. However, Jeremy Herrin’s Old Vic/Headlong co-production is surprisingly understated, with the play’s politics, … Continue reading
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Tagged all my sons, american dream, arthur miller, Bill Pullman, book tickets, broadwayworld, capitalism, cheap tickets, colin morgan, Jenna Coleman, london, old vic, play, review, sale, sally field, save, second world war, theatre, ticket deal, trump, visit london
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Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse
For her swansong, departing Donmar Artistic Director Josie Rourke goes Swinging Sixties in this stylish but flawed revival of the Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields and Neil Simon musical. From the numerous Andy Warhol homages to Charity’s silver minidress and the cigarette haze, it’s a period … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged andy warhol, anne-marie duff, arthur darvill, big spender, bob fosse, cy coleman, dancing, debbie kurup, donmar warehouse, gwen verdon, josie rourke, lizzy connolly, london, musical, neil simon, review, singing, sixties, sweet charity, theartsdesk, theatre, wayne mcgregor
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Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre
Director Rebecca Frecknall and actress Patsy Ferran recently picked up deserved Olivier Awards for their revelatory revival of Summer and Smoke. Now, they’re back at the Almeida, bringing that fresh approach to well-known Chekhov instead of obscure Tennessee Williams. Read … Continue reading
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Tagged almeida theatre, book tickets, broadwayworld, chekhov, london, patsy ferran, play, rebecca frecknall, review, theatre, three sisters
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Top Girls, National Theatre
Caryl Churchill’s ground-breaking 1982 work comes to the National for the first time – and, also a first, with a full cast rather than actors doubling up, as the playwright had originally intended. It adds to the expansive feel of Lyndsey … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, feminism, london, national theatre, play, review, thatcher, theatre, top girls, women
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Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre
“We are only as powerful as the stories we tell.” So proclaims poet and activist Emilia Bassano, as she wrestles back her own story in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s 2018 Globe hit – its raw, feminist, revolutionary power just as potent … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, charity wakefield, cheap tickets, emilia, female, feminist, gender equality, globe, london, morgan lloyd malcolm, play, poet, review, shakespeare, theatre, ticket deal, west end, women, write
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Downstate, National Theatre
Pulitzer-winner Bruce Norris once again challenges audiences with a play built around a difficult topic – in this case, asking whether paedophiles are irredeemable, how they should be punished, the distinction between justice and vengeance, and whether an empathetic response … Continue reading
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Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, bruce norris, child abuse, downstate, justice, k todd freeman, london, michael jackson, national theatre, paedophile, play, rape, review, steppenwolf, theatre
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Betrayal, Harold Pinter Theatre
The grand finale to Jamie Lloyd’s remarkable Pinter at the Pinter season is this starry production of one of the writer’s greatest – and certainly most personal – works, inspired by his extramarital affair with Joan Bakewell. The 1978 play is famous for … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, affair, betrayal, charlie cox, harold pinter theatre, jamie lloyd, london, love, marriage, pinter, review, theartsdesk, theatre, tom hiddleston, west end, zawe ashton
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Admissions, Trafalgar Studios
News emerged today that Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among 50 wealthy people charged in a college cheating scam dumbed “Varsity Blues”, in which they allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million to secure places for … Continue reading
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Tagged admissions, alex kingston, ben edelman, book tickets, broadwayworld, cheap tickets, college, comedy, discrimination, diversity, drama, ethnic minority, felicity huffman, joshua harmon, person of colour, play, privilege, review, sarah hadland, school, theatre, ticket deal, trafalgar studios, university, visit london, west end
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CD Review: Follies, National Theatre cast recording
The National Theatre’s Follies (currently enjoying a well-deserved encore run) is something of a musical theatre miracle. Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s 1971 show has endured almost as much existential angst as its characters, endlessly chopped and changed, but Dominic Cooke’s production – appropriately enough – … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, album, broadwayworld, buy, cast, cd, dominic cooke, download, follies, imelda staunton, janie dee, london, musical, national theatre, recording, review, sondheim, soundtrack, stream, theatre, tracie bennett
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