Chris Fung’s “The Society for New Cuisine” at Omnibus Theatre: Exceptionally Powerful Monologue About Grief And Mental Torment
Anxiety. Apprehension. Angst even. Yes, that’s the feeling that rises in me as I come into the...
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Nikoletta Soumelidis’s Spent at the Old Red Lion Theatre: Intriguing And Suggestive Exploration Of Gender Roles
One of the joys of contemporary playwriting is its openness to flexible casting. In Ruby Thomas’s...
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Coral Wylie’s Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew at the Bush Theatre: Tender And Original Debut About The Black Queer Experience
Diaries are dynamite — they hold secrets, and secrets can tear families apart. In Coral Wylie’s...
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Eline Arbo’s The Years At The Harold Pinter Theatre: Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux’s Book Gets A Problematic West-End Staging
Marketing is the new real. For many years, in theatre as elsewhere in society, the most important...
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Philip Ridley’s Tarantula at the Arcola Theatre: Blazingly Emotive And Beautifully Poetic Account Of Trauma From A Master Penman
Even the best streamed theatre can’t compete with the live version. It’s simple — with this art...
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Roy Williams’s The Lonely Londoners at the Kiln Theatre: Superb Stage Adaptation Of The Classic Sam Selvon Windrush Novel
Is resilience the most powerful character trait? When you think about the suffering of the...
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Ché Walker’s Burnt-Up Love at the Finborough Theatre: Crime and Redemption In A Shining Gem Of A Show
Fringe venues perform a vital role on the ecology of London theatre. While many shows at these...
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Robert Icke’s Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre: Lots Of Stunning Acting Compensates For Some Questionable Writing
The myth of Oedipus is so central to our psychic world that I was really surprised how many people...
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Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing at the Old Vic: Spirited and Highly Enjoyable Revival of Semi-Autobiographical Love Drama
Adultery is the great staple of modern British playwriting. The anguish of marriage, and the...
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“The Marilyn Conspiracy,” Park Theatre
The death of Marilyn Monroe, on 4 August 1962, is a wet dream for conspiracy theorists. Like the...
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Sanaz Toossi’s English at the Kiln Theatre: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Shows the Impacts of a Second Language on Identity
Sanaz Toossi’s English at the Kiln Theatre: Pulitzer Prize-winning play shows the impacts of a second language on identity
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“Lie Low,” Royal Court
Faye is okay. Or, at least she says she’s okay. But is she really? And, if she really is okay,...
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“Bluets,” Royal Court
When does creativity become mannered? When it’s based on repetition, and repetition without...
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“The Harmony Test,” Hampstead Theatre
“Welcome to motherhood, bitch!” By the time a character delivers this reality check, there have...
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“Between Riverside And Crazy,” Hampstead Theatre
It’s often said that contemporary American playwrights are too polite, too afraid of giving...
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Tim Price’s “Nye” at the National Theatre: A Fun Life of the Creator of the National Health Service
For me, this is the most emotional show on the London stage. Why’s that? Because it’s about Nye...
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Marius von Mayenburg’s Nachtland at the Young Vic: Satire on Art and Anti-Semitism Is Both Absurdist and Unsettling
We’ve all heard of the metaphorical madwoman in the attic, but what about the symbolic unexploded...
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Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York’s Theatre: Thomas Ostermeier’s West End Debut Has Starry Cast And Punk Aesthetics
It’s a sign of the times that German director Thomas Ostermeier’s West End debut is his production...
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Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
A solo performance in theatre may often trap us inside a single dramatic character, taking us deep...
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Sergio Blanco’s “When You Pass Over My Tomb” at the Arcola Theatre: Exquisite Meta-Theatrical Exploration Of Death and Necrophilia
Nowadays it seems that it’s the fringe and Off-West End venues that are keeping the spirit of...
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