“A Gambler’s Guide To Dying” Set In Glasgow’s Gorbals, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
For this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Traverse Theatre has, as usual, put together a...
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“Athens Of The North” at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The expression ‘Athens of the North’, the title of the play in the present review, conjures up an...
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“Buen Camino,” Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
‘Dare to Discover’ is the leitmotiv of the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe running from 1st to 25th August....
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Jake Brunger’s Four Play at the King’s Head Theatre: Delicious Mix Of Laughter And Provocation In A Sex Comedy Of Manners
Is there such a thing as the seven-year itch? Named after Billy Wilder’s 1955 comedy, which...
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George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession at the Garrick Theatre: Slimmed Down Revival Of A Classic About The Woman Question Stars Imelda Staunton
George Bernard Shaw is the supreme example of old writing. Maddeningly verbose, eye-poppingly...
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Claire Dowie’s Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt? at the Finborough Theatre: Pioneering Queer Theatre Artist Revisits Her Greatest Hits
Let us always remember the pioneers. Although there is a fair amount of relatively mainstream...
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Terence Rattigan’s In Praise of Love at the Orange Tree Theatre: Rarely Revived 1973 Study Of Love In A Time Of Deception
Only the truth, we are told, can set us free — but there are times in love when the New Testament...
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“The Pillars of the Earth”: Bestseller and Musical. An Exclusive Interview with Ken Follett. Part II
For the first part of the interview go here. From the earliest musicals, one can trace the...
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“Hamlet”, Teatro La Plaza, Barbican
’To be or not to be’, that is a question with a completely new ring to it in Teatro La Plaza’s...
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“Rhinoceros”, The Almeida Theatre
This Guardian pick of the year 2025 recently closed at London’s Almeida theatre, but it is...
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Conor McPherson’s The Brightening Air at the Old Vic: Wonderfully Numinous And Eccentric Account Of Family Life In 1980s Rural Ireland
Theatre needs mystery. In the darkened auditorium, with a crowd of strangers sharing your...
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Julia Grogan’s Playfight at the Soho Theatre: Superbly Punchy Teen Drama That Electrifies The Senses And Engages The Emotions
Coming of age stories are more or less all the same. But what distinguishes Julia Grogan’s...
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Robert Icke’s Manhunt at the Royal Court Theatre: Terrifyingly Powerful Account Of Toxic Masculinity And Murderous Rage
Are we really in “a new era of male anger, societal discontent and rage”? This is what Royal Court...
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Chris Fung’s “The Society for New Cuisine” at Omnibus Theatre: Exceptionally Powerful Monologue About Grief And Mental Torment
Anxiety. Apprehension. Angst even. Yes, that’s the feeling that rises in me as I come into the...
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Nikoletta Soumelidis’s Spent at the Old Red Lion Theatre: Intriguing And Suggestive Exploration Of Gender Roles
One of the joys of contemporary playwriting is its openness to flexible casting. In Ruby Thomas’s...
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Nick Payne’s One Day When We Were Young at Park Theatre: Time-Hopping Love Story Is Restrained By The Slenderness of the Plot
How long would you wait for your soulmate? In “The Demon Lover”, a short story by Elizabeth Bowen,...
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Coral Wylie’s Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew at the Bush Theatre: Tender And Original Debut About The Black Queer Experience
Diaries are dynamite — they hold secrets, and secrets can tear families apart. In Coral Wylie’s...
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Laura Horton’s Lynn Faces at the New Diorama Theatre: Surreal Gig Theatre Event Explores Coercive Control Through Comedy
British people are socially awkward: this explains why we talk about the weather, queue...
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Eline Arbo’s The Years At The Harold Pinter Theatre: Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux’s Book Gets A Problematic West-End Staging
Marketing is the new real. For many years, in theatre as elsewhere in society, the most important...
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Philip Ridley’s Tarantula at the Arcola Theatre: Blazingly Emotive And Beautifully Poetic Account Of Trauma From A Master Penman
Even the best streamed theatre can’t compete with the live version. It’s simple — with this art...
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