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Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, Wyndham’s Theatre
For the premiere work of new company Elliott & Harper Productions, director Marianne Elliott got the Curious Incident band back together, from playwright Simon Stephens to her acclaimed creative team. But it’s in service of a much more intimate piece that – while strikingly staged … Continue reading
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Tagged anne-marie duff, broadwayworld, grief, heisenberg, kenneth cranham, london, loss, marianne elliott, physics, review, romance, romcom, simon stephens, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre
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Shattering soliloquy of grief and isolation
The anticipated union of in-vogue director Ivo van Hove and playwright Simon Stephens at theatrical hotspot the Young Vic is surprisingly low-key, but this 75-minute monologue lingers long after the event. Read my full Ham & High review of Song from Far Away … Continue reading
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Tagged amsterdam, brother, death, drama, Eelco Smits, family, grief, ham and high, holland, ivo van hove, london, loss, mark eitzel, monologue, music, new york, review, simon stephens, sing, song, song from far away, theatre, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, young vic
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Song from Far Away, Young Vic
“My brother died.” That’s the reality New York-based banker Willem struggles to inhabit when he returns to his estranged family in Amsterdam. There is no sense in Pauli’s loss – a sudden heart attack at 20, cradled by a stranger … Continue reading
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Tagged america, amsterdam, brother, death, died, drama, dutch, Eelco Smits, family, father, grief, holland, ivo van hove, loss, mark eitzel, monologue, mother, music, new york, play, review, simon stephens, song, song from far away, theatre, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, young vic
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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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10 questions on Chekhov for playwright Simon Stephens
Fresh from global domination with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, currently garnering rapturous reviews on Broadway, inexhaustible playwright and adaptor Simon Stephens has swapped Mark Haddon for Anton Chekhov and a new version of The Cherry Orchard, … Continue reading
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