“Nightfall” at The Bridge Theatre
Playwright Barney Norris is as prolific as he is talented. Barely out of his twenties, he has...
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“Mood Music” at The Old Vic
Playwright Joe Penhall and the music biz? Well, they have history. When he was writing the book...
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“Masterpieces” at The Finborough Theatre
Neil McPherson, the long-serving head of this London fringe theatre, has a brilliant record of...
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Ella Hickson’s “The Writer” at The Almeida Theatre
Is there such a thing as female writing? In the 1980s, a group of women writers emerged who...
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London’s Fatberg Is Getting Its Own Musical
London’s fatberg–the giant mass of congealed fat and disposed items like nappies and sanitary...
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“Jack The Ripper” Opera Will Not Glorify Sexual Violence Against Women Says ENO
The English National Opera has promised that the world premiere of a new opera about Jack the...
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“Nine Night” at The National Theatre: The Play About Grief
The good news about so-called black drama on British stages is that it has broken out of its...
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“Five Easy Pieces”: Milo Rau’s Extraordinary Work About Child Murderer
It’s not often that a children’s theatre features a piece about a pedophile and child...
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“Absolute Hell” at The National Theatre
Rodney Ackland must be the most well-known forgotten man in postwar British theatre. His legend...
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Natasha Marshall’s “Half Breed” at The Soho Theatre
In the 2000s one of the many glories of new writing for British stages was the linguistically...
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Anthony Neilson’s “The Prudes” at The Royal Court
Playwright Anthony Neilson has always been fascinated by sex. I mean, who isn’t? But he has made...
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“Mayfly” at The Orange Tree Theatre
The Orange Tree Theatre is a champion of new writing. Under artistic director Paul Miller, the...
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“Instructions For Correct Assembly” at The Royal Court: New British Sci-Fi Theatre
There’s a whole universe which British theatre has yet to explore properly—it’s called the sci-fi...
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Arrows And Traps: A Charming Rendition Of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”
“To Moscow, to Moscow…” The renowned lament in Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters still...
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“Quiz” at Noël Coward Theatre: Towards Participatory Theatre
It’s been a golden week for James Graham, British theatre’s wonder boy. After winning an Olivier...
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“Pressure” at The Park Theatre: New Play on D-Day
There are few things more British than talking about the weather. What makes this play about a...
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“The Way Of The World” at The Donmar Warehouse
Let us have a quick moan about repertoire. You know, the types of plays that most of our theatres...
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Secret Cinema’s Most Recent Production: A Recreated World Of Ridley Scott’s Classic Film “Blade Runner: The Final Cut”
Creating large-scale cultural experiences in abandoned spaces, Secret Cinema fuses film, music,...
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Chinese Vagina Monologues And Beyond
On March 20 2018, VaChina, a London-based Chinese feminist network, staged its first full drama...
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“Plastic” at the Old Red Lion Theatre: On Teenage Love and Tragedy
Many years ago, your time at school might even have been some of the happiest days of your...
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