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A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes, Tricycle Theatre
Molière’s 1664 comedy Tartuffe transplanted to present-day Atlanta, Georgia: it sounds like an inspired idea. The hypocritical religious devotee becomes a charlatan preacher fleecing his flock, offering salvation in exchange for hard cash and a distinctly unpriestly grope. But Marcus … Continue reading
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Verse drama about deception is incoherent
How apt that Peter Oswald’s play should coincide with Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. Undoubtedly, the Bard is a touchstone for this unwieldy epic. And yet the comparison does Lucifer Saved at the Lion & Unicorn no favours. The master communicates universal themes … Continue reading
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Tagged 450th, anniversary, army, birthday, circus, clown, globe theatre, ham & high, hampstead, highgate, jeremy kyle, juggler, lion and unicorn, london, lucifer saved, north london, peter oswald, play, review, shakespeare, theatre, verse, war, world war two, ww2
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