“Bodies” at The Southwark Playhouse
James Saunders is one of British theatre’s forgotten playwrights. Although he wrote some 70 plays...
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“Cougar” at The Orange Tree Theatre
Okay, let’s start with a definition: “Cougar: an older woman who actively seeks the casual, often...
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“The Justice Syndicate”: How Do You Make Decisions? Immersive Theatre and Jury Duty
An empty room. A large table. 12 iPads, 12 note pads, and 12 name desk holders that designate “Juror” along with a number. That is the simple setting for The Justice Syndicate, a new piece by fanSHEN. This interactive play revolves around a jury deliberation on a high-profile sexual assault case.
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David Ireland’s “Cyprus Avenue” At The Royal Court
With Brexit and Northern Ireland constantly in the news, the timeliness of this play is not in...
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“All About Eve” at Noel Coward Theatre
Some seventy-odd years ago, New Yorker Mary Orr wrote a short story for the Cosmopolitan magazine...
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“My Dad’s Gap Year” at The Park Theatre
Gender fluidity should be fun—after all, it’s all about love. And love can take any shape it...
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Arthur Miller’s “The Price” At The Wyndham’s Theatre
All hail Arthur Miller, chief of London’s modern revivals this year. Which is odd, given that 2019...
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“Welcome To The U.K.” at The Bunker Theatre: Satire on Obstacles Facing Refugees
Refugees have an image problem—and it’s getting worse. But the widespread anger that their...
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Martin Crimp’s “When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other” At The National Theatre
The most hyped play of the year is here. Because of the huge demand for seats, and the relative...
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“The Unreturning” at The Theatre Royal Stratford East
Nadia Fall is a good thing. Her appointment as the artistic director of this venue, with her first...
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Ishy Din’s “Approaching Empty” at The Kiln Theatre
Write what you know, says the adage, and that’s exactly what playwright Ishy Din has done with his...
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Gabriel Gbadamosi’s “Stop And Search” at The Arcola Theatre
Police stop and search activities—the harassment of young, usually black, men in the streets of...
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How “Six” Became The Biggest New Musical Since “Hamilton”
Writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss discuss their hit musical about the wives of King Henry VIII...
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Mark Ravenhill’s “The Cane” at The Royal Court
Playwright Mark Ravenhill, who shot to fame in 1996 with his in-yer-face shocker Shopping And...
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Danai Gurira’s “The Convert” at The Young Vic: Religion and Colonialism
Wow! First, the Black Panther team took cinema by storm; now, they have conquered theatre as well....
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“Time Is Love/Tiempo Es Amore” at The Finborough Theatre
Mainstream theatre is often a huge treasure chest, blazing with jewels and flashing lights, while...
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Kevin Elyot’s “Coming Clean” At The Trafalgar Studios
Long before Mark Ravenhill’s Shopping And Fucking, or Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing, Kevin...
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The Spectator Between Productive Participation And Narcissism In Punchdrunk’s Immersive Theatre
We all probably agree that the theatre is by nature “immersive” and that–since the...
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“Orpheus” at The Battersea Arts Centre
Superlative. It might seem odd that it is this show, a retelling of a Greek myth, and not a piece...
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Dark Times: British Theatre After Brexit
“In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark...
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