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Absolute Hell, National Theatre
The original version of Rodney Ackland’s provocative work, The Pink Room, had a bruising reception back in 1952, losing thousands for investor Terence Rattigan amidst furious reviews. Since salvaged by the Orange Tree in the Eighties, its rebirth was cemented by … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, absolute hell, broadwayworld, Charles Edwards, gay, homosexual, joe hill-gibbins, kate fleetwood, london, national theatre, review, rodney ackland, second world war, soho, theatre, war, ww2
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Young Marx, Bridge Theatre
Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr’s enterprise is certainly an historic one: The Bridge is London’s first new wholly commercial theatre in 80 years. If its opening play isn’t the same landmark work, it’s nevertheless an auspicious start to a promising … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge theatre, broadwayworld, children, class, clive coleman, comedy, communist, engels, family, farce, german, london, marriage, marx, nicholas hytner, nick starr, oliver chris, play, politician, politics, refugee, review, revolution, richard bean, rory kinnear, sex, socialism, soho, the bridge, theatre, victorian, visit london, young marx
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Don Juan in Soho, Wyndham’s Theatre
The bad boy is back. Marber’s Molière update, which first appeared at the Donmar Warehouse in 2006, has been revived by the playwright for a West End run – David Tennant succeeding Rhys Ifans as the titular seducer. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged broadwayworld, david tennant, don juan in soho, london, moliere, patrick marber, review, sex, soho, theatre, west end, wyndhams theatre
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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
Metropolitan policewoman Isabella Grotto talks life on the beat in the West End. Read my full Discover Britain magazine interview here
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Tagged chinatown, discover britain, interview, isabella grotto, london, magazine, metropolitan police, police, policewoman, soho, the met, west end
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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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