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Tag Archives: terrorism
The Haystack, Hampstead Theatre
With counter-terrorism an urgent concern – and specifically how best to find, track and use the data of suspected threats, without sacrificing our privacy and civil liberties – it’s excellent timing for a meaty drama about the surveillance state. And the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged al blyth, counter terrorism, data, edward snowden, free press, gchq, government, guardian, hacking, hampstead theatre, james graham, journalist, london, mass data collection, media, nsa, play, press, privacy, review, roxana silbert, security, security services, source, spy, state, surveillance, terrorism, terrorist, the haystack, theartsdesk, theatre, thriller, whistleblower
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The Lehman Trilogy leads July’s Top 10 new London shows
From a new theatrical epic to Shakespeare and musical spoof. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a monster calls, aiden turner, alan bennett, allelujah, argentina, as you like it, best, book tickets, bridge theatre, broadwayworld, charing cross theatre, charlie fink, che malambo, cheap tickets, dance, dancing, duke of yorks theatre, hamiton, ian mckellen, it happened in key west, july, king lear, london, martin mcdonagh, menier chocolate factory, musical, national theatre, noel coward theatre, old vic, patrick ness, peacock theatre, pity, play, regents park open air, rory mullarkey, royal court, sale, sally cookson, sam mendes, save, shakespeare, simon russell beale, spamilton, summer, terrorism, the lehman trilogy, the lieutenant of inishmore, theatre, ticket deal, top 10, visit london, west end, what to do, what to see
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Against, Almeida Theatre
The incident tent, the police tape: a sickeningly familiar sight, made fresh yet again by the tragic events of this week. But that very familiarity, and the tendency of one event to be swiftly superseded by another in the public … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged against, almeida theatre, ben whishaw, broadwayworld, christopher shinn, college, god, ian rickson, london, pc, rape, review, school shooting, terrorism, theatre, violence
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Florian Zeller’s latest leads this week’s Top 10 new London shows
From the French playwright’s highly anticipated The Truth to Kenneth Branagh’s hitman farce and an atomic musical, here are some of this week’s most eye-catching openings. Read my full BroadwayWorld article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alice hamilton, arts theatre, aurin squire, battersea arts centre, best, bill deamer, book now, broadwayworld, camden peoples theatre, catherine tate, comedy, don't smoke in bed, drama, every one, festival, finborough theatre, florian zeller, garrick, gary sinyor, german skerries, if you kiss me, jane horrocks, kenneth branagh, london, luce, mel giedroyc, menier chocolate factory, miss atomic bomb, moses, music, musical, new, new wave, new writing, notmoses, orange tree, pick of the week, play, rob brydon, sean foley, southwark playhouse, sprint, st james theatre, terrorism, the painkiller, the truth, theatre, tickets, top 10, west end, young vic
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The Trial, Young Vic
Judgement is inescapable in Richard Jones’s punishing version of Kafka’s novel. Miriam Buether’s striking design makes the audience a voyeuristic jury, ranged on benches in the queasily lit courtroom, with the accused toiling before us on a rolling travelator. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adaptation, book, court, crime, drama, freud, guilt, hugh skinner, islington gazette, james joyce, jury, justice, kafka, law, legal, london, nick gill, novel, play, politics, punishment, review, richard jones, rory kinnear, sex, shame, state, surveillance, terrorism, terrorist, the trial, theatre, trial, young vic
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A melodramatic production that needs more bite to really engage
You would think the 2005 London bombings and their turbulent aftermath offer more than enough drama for an 80-minute play, but actor-turned-writer Damien Tracey adds to the mix political intrigue, romantic scandal, and not one but two ethnically charged revenge … Continue reading
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Tagged 2005, 7/7, bombings, bus, drama, extremist, gun, ham and high, hate preacher, hostage, islam, islamic, london, manchester, media, murder, muslim, park theatre, play, politician, politics, pr, revenge killing, review, scandal, shooting, terrorism, terrorist, theatre, tube, warde street
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