“Citysong” (The Abbey Theatre, Dublin) at Soho Theatre
Irish playwright Dylan Coburn Gray’s new play won the Verity Bargate Award in 2017, and his reward...
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London
Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” at the Lyric Hammersmith: Joyously Farcical
Once upon a time, farce was one of the most popular of genres in postwar British theatre. Those...
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Sarah Kosar’s “Armadillo” at The Yard Theatre
An armadillo is a small mammal, but this is not a play about the amazing relative of the anteater....
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Samuel Adamson’s “Wife” at The Kiln Theatre
In one lifetime, the many loves that once dared not speak their names have become part of everyday...
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Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy” at the Piccadilly Theatre
Three generations, three centuries, three acts: The Lehman Trilogy is a theatrical feast that...
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Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Starry Messenger” at Wyndham’s Theatre
Dramatic representations of ennui often have an important decision to make at the onset of their...
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Caryl Phillips’s “Strange Fruit” at the Bush Theatre: Windrush Generation Classic
I’ve always been a bit sad that so many contemporary classics are so rarely revived. I have even...
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Samuel Adamson’s “Wife” at Kiln Theatre
Many a dramatist has imagined what happens to Nora after she slams the door at the end of Ibsen’s...
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Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” at the Gielgud Theatre: Contemporary Americana
The word “Rustbelt” is really eloquent in its evocation of industrial decline. After all, rust is...
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Terence Rattigan’s “While the Sun Shines” at the Orange Tree Theatre: Rare Revival of Wartime Mega-Hit
Since playwright Terence Rattigan’s rehabilitation in the early 1990s, after the comprehensive...
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Githa Sowerby’s “Rutherford And Son” at The National Theatre
Githa Sowerby is the go-to playwright if you want a feminist slant on patriarchy in the industrial...
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About “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons”
Last night, I went, for the first time, to the Barons Court Theatre, which is staging a compact...
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“ANNA” at The National Theatre
Stasiland is a fascinating mental space. As a historical location, the former East Germany, or...
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“Amour” at Charing Cross Theatre
In Amour at Charing Cross Theatre, Post-World War II Paris is putting itself back together. People...
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Julia Pascal’s “Blueprint Medea” at The Finborough Theatre: Mythical Reboot
The rewriting of Ancient Greek myth offers a way of creating contemporary stories that have a deep...
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salt. at The Royal Court
A hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Selina Thompson’s one-woman show salt is on at the Royal Court...
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“Drag Becomes Her” at The Soho Theatre
Drag auteur, Peaches Christ, has made their name as an adaptor of cult movies, directing the great...
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“White Pearl” at The Royal Court
Royal Court’s Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone’s commitment to staging a diversity of...
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“Salt” at The Royal Court
Most of the facts about the Atlantic slave trade are well known; what is less understood is how...
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Ella Hickson’s “ANNA” at The National Theatre
Something is tantalizingly amiss at the National’s Dorfman Theatre. There is a headset attached to...
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