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Avoidance review
Romesh Ranganathan’s sadcom creation is a punishing bore. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Journalism, TV
Tagged bbc, comedy, dad, depression, divorce, review, ricky gervais, romesh ranganathan, sadcom, sitcom, telegraph, tv
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The End of Longing, Playhouse Theatre
Jack is an alcoholic. Stephanie is a whore. Joseph is stupid. Stevie is a broody neurotic. These identifiers are proudly proclaimed in the first minute of Matthew Perry’s debut play, but if you weren’t paying attention, fear not: they will … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged addiction, comedy, debut, drama, friends, london, love, matthew perry, play, playhouse theatre, review, romance, romcom, sex, sitcom, the arts desk, the end of longing, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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Rudy’s Rare Records
Following a deluge of film-to-stage transfers, Rudy’s Rare Records takes a more unusual route from Radio 4 sitcom to semi-musical theatre. The cosy formula remains intact – creaking plot mechanics more apparent in a meandering two and a half hours … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged bbc, birmingham, comedy, dad, drama, family, father, hackney, hackney empire, immigrant, immigration, jamaica, lenny henry, london, multicultural, music, musical, play, race, racist, radio 4, record, reggae, review, rudys rare records, sing, sitcom, son, song, soul, steptoe and son, theatre, ukip
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Jezebel, Soho Theatre
If comedy is tragedy plus time, either too much has elapsed since the fictional events of Jezebel, or not quite enough. Newcomer Mark Cantan’s uneven screwball pitting a methodical couple against a scatter-brained opposite, with wacky misunderstandings aplenty, lacks the … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, design for living, farce, friends, ireland, irish, jezebel, london, mark cantan, noel coward, play, review, sex, sitcom, soho, soho theatre, theatre, threes company, threesome
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