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Endgame leads January’s Top 10 new London shows
From a starry Beckett revival to Tom Stoppard and magical mishaps. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
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An Open Book: David Lan
The Young Vic’s artistic director shares his favourite reads, from Steinbeck and social history to Henry James and Stanislavsky. Read my full theartsdesk interview here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism, Theatre
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Thought-provoking encounter with a killer
Are those who commit atrocities inhuman? It’s reassuring to put distance between ourselves and these ‘monsters’, but no such comfort in Nicholas Wright’s riveting, must-see A Human Being Died That Night at the Hampstead. Evil has a name, and a face, … Continue reading
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Tagged a human being died that night, apartheid, drama, eugene de kock, ham and high, hampstead, hampstead theatre, hannibal, killer, london, mandela, murder, Nicholas Wright, play, prison, review, silence of the lambs, south africa, theatre, truth and reconciliation commission
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