Curve Leicester’s “What the Butler Saw”: A Review
Over the past couple of months, theatre reviewing has become film reviewing, and venues all over...
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Revisiting the National Theatre’s 2011 “Frankenstein”
So far, it could be said that the National Theatre is having a good lockdown. Every week, this...
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Invisible Diaries: “Doing Time”
This article is part of the Dramaturgs’ Network’s Invisible Diaries series, and has...
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Shakespeare on Zoom: How a Theatre Group in Isolation Conjured up a “Tempest”
While theatres remain closed, the way we watch Shakespeare is changing. When I picture the...
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“#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei” at The Hampstead Theatre
London’s Hampstead Theatre has recently been very successful in bringing some of its best shows to...
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“Gators” at Tramp Productions
She’s an ordinary young woman, and she really doesn’t know what to think. After all, things are...
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“Wise Children” at York Theatre Royal
Reviewing theatre now means reviewing the film. Knowing that Emma Rice’s Old Vic 2018 production...
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As Andrew Lloyd Webber Launches a YouTube Channel, Here’s How He Revived the Musical
British musical theatre maestro Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a YouTube channel, The Shows...
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“It’s True, It’s True, It’s True” at The Breach Theatre
Artemisia Gentileschi definitely had a hard time. Although she was an outstanding Renaissance...
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“One Man, Two Guvnors” at The National Theatre
Armchair theatre-lovers rejoice. During the lockdown, the National Theatre is streaming a...
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Donald Howarth (1931-2020) Playwright and Director – an Obituary.
Donald Howarth, who has died in London aged 88, was one of the celebrated generation of...
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After the Plague, Shakespeare Imagined a World Saved from Poison, Slander and the Evil Eye
Shakespeare lived his life in plague-time. He was born in April 1564, a few months before...
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“Bubble” is Digital Performance for the Political Viewer
It’s only been a week since London’s West End went dark and theatres closed all over the UK, but...
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Family and Community and Isolation in “The Croft”
With everyone in lockdown, observing physical if not social distancing, a story about isolation...
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“The Claim” at The Shoreditch Town Hall
Your story. Our story. Their story. Just imagine: you’re a political refugee, and, having...
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Simon Stephens’ “Maria:” Aggressive Optimism is Saving the World
“The theatre is a device for empathy – its job is to create better people.” Those are the words of...
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With “Ghalia’s Miles” Zoukak Dissects the Middle East Layer by Layer
Ghalia’s Miles brilliantly brings the crude harsh reality of the Middle East to life. It pierces...
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“The Special Relationship” at Soho Theatre
Since 2000, Esther Baker’s Synergy Theatre Project has worked with prisoners, ex-offenders and...
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E.V. Crowe’s “Shoe Lady” at the Royal Court
“Would you rather have one shoe or no shoes?” Viv is here to show us that missing only one shoe is...
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Gerald Moon’s “Corpse!” at the Park Theatre: Comedy Thriller In A Tight Spot
The idea of the perfect murder is a genre standard. The fantasy that you are so intellectually...
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