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Tag Archives: russia
Cell Mates, Hampstead Theatre
Offstage drama infamously hijacked the 1995 premiere of Simon Gray’s play, with star Stephen Fry walking out mid-run – hastening the production’s early closing. Here, then, is a chance to put the focus back on the work itself in Edward … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged broadwayworld, cell mates, edward hall, escape, george blake, hampstead theatre, london, moscow, prison, review, russia, sean bourke, simon gray, soviet union, spy, stephen fry, wormwood scrubs
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Uncle Vanya, Almeida Theatre
After putting a modern spin on the Oresteia, with memorable results, director Robert Icke takes on another classic. No samovars here: Icke has stripped back, anglicised and revitalised Chekhov, obliterating the space between story and spectator. His zoomed-in vision offers … Continue reading
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Tagged almeida theatre, chekhov, drama, ham and high, jessica brown findlay, london, paul rhys, play, review, robert icke, russia, theatre, tobias menzies, uncle vanya
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Three Days in the Country, National Theatre
A month in the country is shortened to 72 hours in Patrick Marber’s sardonic, hazily erotic 135-minute distillation of a Russian classic. The influence of Turgenev’s 1850s country-house tragicomedy on fellow countryman Chekhov is clear, with its aristocratic family suffering … Continue reading
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Tagged a month in the country, chekhov, drama, ham and high, john simm, london, love, Mark Gatiss, marriage, national theatre, patrick marber, play, review, romance, russia, russian, sex, theatre, three days in the country, turgenev
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Ten great plays set in summer
To coincide with the opening of Three Days in The Country, Patrick Marber’s new adaption of Turgenev, I’ve rounded up 10 other great plays set in the summer, from bucolic romance and adolescent yearning to fiery conflict and family combustion. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged 10, A Midsummer Night's Dream, a streetcar named desire, adaptation, adolescent, all my sons, american dream, arthur miller, august osage county, best, chekhov, child, childhood, comedy, court, drama, Eugene O’Neill, family, fourth of july, hay fever, heat, hot, independence day, jury, law, love, lust, magic, Mark Gatiss, may day, meryl streep, national theatre, noel coward, parent, patrick marber, play, romance, romeo and juliet, russia, russian, sex, shakespeare, simon russell beale, summer, summer solstice, sun, teenager, tennessee williams, the cherry orchard, theatre, three days in the country, top 10, tragedy, trial, turgenev, twelve angry men, young, youth
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Listed: Wall Flowers – The Best of Berlin
It divided a city, but the Wall produced great stories, dramas and films. We pick our favourites. Read the full post on theartsdesk
Posted in Art, Fiction, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged america, anniversary, berlin, berlin wall, book, cold war, communism, communist, david bowie, David Hare, drama, east, fiction, film, germany, good bye lenin, heroes, ian mcewan, iron curtain, israel, john le carre, ken loach, mark ravenhill, music, palestine, play, royal court, russia, song, spy, stasiland, story, the lives of others, theatre, west
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Fantastic floors, star quality, ganchos and gossip
My articles in the November issue of Dance Today, out now: Put a spring in your step The importance and health benefits of a proper sprung dancefloor Star quality A style-over-substance revival of Evita is elevated by its dynamic central performance Ganchos and gossip Youlie Mouzafiarova offers expert advice in new … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, book, celebrity, competition, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance floor, dance today, dancefloor, dancesport, dancing, drama, guide, london, magazine, musical, play, review, russia, same sex ballroom, sprung, stage, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, theatre, tv, vienna dance contest, west end
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The Cherry Orchard, Young Vic
Ghosts are walking at the Young Vic. Katie Mitchell’s stark, startling production of Chekhov’s final lament is not just an evocation of a lost era, but a summoning of the spirits haunting Vicki Mortimer’s chilling sepulchral mansion. This is a … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, chekhov, cherry orchard, daughter, death, drama, family, feudal, ghost, grief, haunted, katie mitchell, london, loss, mother, mourn, past, play, review, revolution, romance, russia, russian, serf, simon stephens, son, the cherry orchard, theatre, young vic
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