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Husbands & Sons, National Theatre
If the thought of three hours of DH Lawrence fills you with dread, fear not. Ben Powers’ inspired melding of Lawrence’s trio of mining plays births a spellbindingly intimate epic with atmosphere thick as the coal dust engulfing this cloistered … Continue reading
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Dourly funny insight into grind of factory life
This is the year of Richard Bean. The One Man, Two Guvnors creator is undergoing a renaissance, with 2014 boasting Pitcairn at the Globe, the National’s Great Britain and West End musical Made in Dagenham. Toast, transporting us to the … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, chichester, drama, factory, globe, great britain, ham and high, hull, made in dagenham, matthew kelly, musical, national theatre, north london, one man two guvnors, park theatre, phone hacking, pitcairn, plant, play, review, richard bean, strike, theatre, toast, west end
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