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Bugsy Malone, Lyric Hammersmith
For those in sore need of a theatrical pick-me-up, jazz square your way over to Bugsy Malone. Last year’s smash-hit opener of the redeveloped Lyric has been given a well-deserved encore, with Sean Holmes’s production once again nailing the beguiling … Continue reading
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Tagged alan parker, america, bugsy malone, children, dancing, drama, drew mconie, family, gangster, kids, london, lyric hammersmith, musical, prohibition era, review, sean holmes, songs, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre
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Opinion: Post-Brexit, we need theatre more than ever
In seeking to understand the historic, divisive and to some bewildering Brexit vote, I will turn to theatre. Through my regular exposure to it, I can number among my ever-widening acquaintance a young king, a whistleblower, a minimum-wage movie usher, … Continue reading
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Globe
It begins promisingly, a dark Gothic fairy tale – both Grimm and grim. The writhing witches (four, oddly) are summoned from a pile of dead bodies, Stefan Fichert’s eerie puppetry all chopped-up limbs and interchanging demonic heads, hands scuttling across … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, globe, iqbal kahn, london, macbeth, ray fearon, review, shakespeare, stage, tara fitzgerald, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre
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Henry V, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
As we finally go to the polls, casting votes based on our view of national identity and Britain’s place in the world, here comes Shakespeare’s ever-topical play. Robert Hastie’s thoughtful take is contemporary dress but stripped back, not so much … Continue reading
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Tagged agincourt, battle, cross casting, drama, england, eu referendum, france, henry v, history, king, michelle terry, nation, open air theatre, play, regents park, review, robert hastie, shakespeare, st crispins day, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, vote, war
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The Quiet House, Park Theatre
Infertility affects one in six couples, but it’s still something of a taboo subject. Gareth Farr’s new play throws welcome light on the challenges of conception, and is accompanied by a Fertility Fest that brings together artists and medical experts … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, child, drama, fertility, gareth farr, infertile, ivf, london, north london, parent, park theatre, play, review, stage, tessa walker, the arts desk, the quiet house, theartsdesk, theatre
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The Spoils, Trafalgar Studios
“The most interesting characters are initially difficult to like,” proclaims Jesse Eisenberg’s would-be filmmaker protagonist, in case his cringe comedy’s mission statement was otherwise unclear. Ben is an outlandish collage of unlikeable qualities: abusive, misanthropic, arrogant, vicious, self-loathing, needy, and … Continue reading
Sideways, St James Theatre
Alexander Payne’s adored 2004 film adaptation of Rex Pickett’s semi-autobiographical novel didn’t just pick up an Academy Award – it led to a plummeting in sales of Merlot and Pinot Noir becoming the drink of choice. What might Pickett’s theatrical … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander payne, california, comedy, drama, drinking, merlot, pinot noir, review, rex pickett, road trip, sideways, st james theatre, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, wine, wine country
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Romeo and Juliet, Garrick Theatre
Trouble remembering in which country Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers cross paths? Branagh’s panting paean to Fellini will sort you out. Stylish as a monochromatic Vogue spread, and as self-consciously Italian as Bruno Tonioli guzzling lasagne in a gondola, it’s not exactly … Continue reading
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Tagged cinderella, derek jacobi, drama, fellini, fifties, garrick theatre, italy, kenneth branagh, la dolce vita, lily james, meera syal, review, richard madden, rob ashford, romeo and juliet, shakespeare, stage, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, west end
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The Philanderer, Orange Tree Theatre
Gender deconstruction, fraught feminism and the perils of hook-up culture: George Bernard Shaw’s comedy of manners, penned in 1893, shows we haven’t come as far as we might think. It’s a point rammed home by Paul Miller’s choice of modern … Continue reading
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Tagged a doll's house, divorce, drama, feminism, gender, george bernard shaw, ibsen, love, marriage, orange tree theatre, paul miller, play, review, rupert young, stage, the arts desk, the philanderer, theartsdesk, theatre, victorian
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