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Bold Chekhov for our times
Art imitates life in Chekhov’s tale of parasitic creatives, and on opening night in Regent’s Park, the reverse also came to pass when a resident moorhen waddled over to greet the dead seagull. It’s a compliment to Matthew Dunster, who … Continue reading →
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The Seagull, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Hamlet instructs his players to hold “the mirror up to nature”, advice taken literally in this arresting 120-year anniversary staging of Chekhov’s homage to the Bard. Jon Bausor’s set is dominated by a vast angled mirror, offering an appropriately bird’s-eye … Continue reading →
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Tagged actress, art, bird, celebrity, chekhov, drama, fame, hamlet, janie dee, london, mirror, mother, open air theatre, park, play, playwright, puck, regents park, review, russia, seagull, shakespeare, son, the arts desk, the bard, the seagull, theartsdesk, theatre, torben betts, writer, writing
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As You Like It, Shakespeare’s Globe
The Forest of Arden takes many forms, but in Blanche McIntyre’s meticulously purist production, it’s strictly a state of mind – no leafy bowers in sight. Here, the unspoken can be voiced, the bounds of gender and class broken, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged all the worlds a stage, as you like it, blanche mcintyre, comedy, cross dressing, dance, dancing, disguise, drama, forest of arden, globe, love, michelle terry, pantomime, pastoral, play, review, romance, rosalind, shakespeare, shakespeares globe, sing, singing, song, the arts desk, the bard, theartsdesk, theatre, traditional
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