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Top Girls, National Theatre
Caryl Churchill’s ground-breaking 1982 work comes to the National for the first time – and, also a first, with a full cast rather than actors doubling up, as the playwright had originally intended. It adds to the expansive feel of Lyndsey … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 80s, broadwayworld, caryl churchill, feminism, london, national theatre, play, review, thatcher, theatre, top girls, women
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Dead Sheep, Park Theatre
While seven-way debate rages, broadcaster and debuting playwright Jonathan Maitland takes us back 25 years to a radically different political landscape: a time of regents, and of regicide. It’s 1990 – Thatcher the leader claiming divine right to rule, Geoffrey … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 1980s, alan clark, bertie carvel, budget, cabinet, comedy, conservative, debate, denis healey, drama, economy, eighties, election, elspeth howe, europe, eurosceptic, feminism, foreign secretary, geoffrey howe, house of commons, iron lady, john major, jonathan maitland, lady macbeth, leader, london, loyalty, macbeth, margaret thatcher, marriage, matilda, minister, north london, park theatre, parliament, paxman, play, politician, politics, prime minister, puppet, resignation, review, satire, sketch, spitting image, steve nallon, thatcher, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tory, trunchbull
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Saxon Court, Southwark Playhouse
Saxon Court joins the growing list of new plays tackling the economic collapse, and while lacking the creative innovation of work like Clare Duffy’s Money: The Game Show at the Bush or Anders Lustgarten’s If You Don’t Let Us Dream, We Won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 2011, benefits, bush theatre, business, career, christmas, downturn, drama, economic, finance, financial, financial crisis, if you don't let us dream we won't let you sleep, job, jobs, london, lord sugar, money the game show, occupy london, office, party, play, protest, recruitment, review, royal court theatre, saxon court, southwark playhouse, thatcher, the apprentice, theartsdesk, unemployed, work
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Between the Rock and a hard place
Gauging someone’s level of success depends on a clear understanding of their main objective. For Gibraltar’s eclectic characters, that varies from political influence and professional advancement to the search for that most slippery catch: “the truth”. For the play itself, based … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged alastair brett, arcola theatre, documentary, escher, gibraltar, ira, journalism, play, politics, sas, shooting, sian evans, thatcher, the sunday times, the times, theatre
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