“The Jungle” at The Young Vic: New Immersive Docu-Drama
Refugees, it is said, have no nationality—they are all individuals. This new docu-drama, The...
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“Daisy Pulls It Off” at The Park Theatre
History is a good place to talk about our contemporary concerns. And British theatre loves plays...
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Audience To Vote For Bard’s Play They Want Performed At Shakespeare’s Globe
“Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow,” Shakespeare wrote. Now...
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Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Children” – The Environmental Disaster and Ethics
Annoying as it is, I have to start with a spoiler alert. That’s because what’s most interesting to...
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“FCUK’D” at The Bunker Theatre
Is Britain’s welfare system unfit for purpose? Well, all the news channels seem to suggest that...
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“Misalliance” at The Orange Tree Theatre
George Bernard Shaw was a theatrical superman. A critical attack dog, as well as a creator of...
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British New Writing In An Age Of Austerity
Friday, May 7, 2010; Brixton, south London; darkest night. Early dawn touches a Victorian terraced...
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“Parliament Square” at The Bush Theatre: Politics at All Costs
The political story of our time is the upsurge in support for Jeremy Corbyn, leftwing leader of...
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“The Secret Theatre” at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Who will watch the watchers? As Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth I’s spymaster, says, in...
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Play Based On “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” Coughing Scandal Set For West End Transfer
A play inspired by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’s “coughing major” is set to transfer to the West...
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Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s “Bad Roads” at The Royal Court Theatre
War is morally acidic: it dissolves social rules, loosens inhibitions and gives permission to men...
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David Eldridge’s “Beginning” at The National Theatre
One defining characteristic of Englishness is social awkwardness, and its emotional register is an...
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How Hitchcock’s “Marnie” Inspired An Opera
An attractive, able woman preyed upon in the office by two bosses, one of whom uses his power to...
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“The Suppliant Women” at The Young Vic
Asylum is one of the most emotive words in the English language. It evokes valleys of pain,...
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“The Suppliant Women” – A New Version for Modern Times
Lizzie Clachan’s set is a simple stone floor slanting downwards towards the audience in a warm...
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“Heather” at The Bush Theatre
Harry Potter has a lot to answer for. The phenomenal success of JK Rowling’s books, and of their...
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“Poison” at The Orange Tree Theatre
Continental drama, in this era of Brexit negotiations, seems to be rarer and rarer on British...
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James Graham’s “Quiz” With Audience Participation
Life-changing wealth which is won in an instant then recklessly sacrificed a second later is the...
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“The Slaves Of Solitude” at The Hampstead Theatre
The Second World War is central to our national imagination, yet it has been oddly absent from our...
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“The Retreat” at The Park Theatre
Is Buddhism a path to finding spiritual enlightenment — or just an excuse for not facing your...
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