Tom Morton-Smith’s “Ravens: Spassky Vs Fischer” at the Hampstead Theatre: Real-Life Cold War Chess Match
Today, we call it soft power. During the Cold War it was more like success at any cost—and by any...
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Jackie Sibblies Drury’s “Fairview” at the Young Vic
Fairview is a scorching minefield that looks like a green meadow. At long last, London audiences...
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Jude Christian’s “Cinderella” at the Lyric Hammersmith
’Tis the season for Christmas pantos across the UK, and there could not be a more ideal opener to...
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Dance Umbrella Celebrates Merce Cunningham Centenary with “The Future Bursts In” at the Linbury Theatre in London
Within ten seconds, I am in love. Three men have taken off their shoes at the side of a white,...
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The World Premiere of “Bad Habits” at Ruskin Group Theatre Co.
’Tis the season for holiday-inspired and joy-infused entertainment and Ruskin Group Theatre Co. in...
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Ian Kershaw’s “The Greatest Play in the History of the World” at the Trafalgar Studios: Science Fantasy Hymn to Love
Naturalism is both the best thing about British theatre, being democratic and comprehensible by...
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“When the Crows Visit” at The Kiln Theatre
Some news stories have a very long half-life. Their power to shock does not diminish; they...
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Elena Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend” at The National Theatre
Adapting novels for the stage is a tricky business. When the novel in question happens to be...
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“Sydney & The Old Girl” at The Park Theatre
Actor Miriam Margolyes is a phenomenon. Not only has this Dickensian specialist starred in...
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Celebrating Dramaturgy in the UK: The 2019 Kenneth Tynan Award
Founded in 2001, the Dramaturgs’ Network is the only organization in the United Kingdom solely...
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Can Dündar’s “#WeAreArrested” at the Arcola Theatre: Committed Political Theatre
Truth is the first casualty of war, and often it is journalists who have to pay the price. Killing...
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Tue Biering’s “Land Without Dreams” at the Gate Theatre
What’s the use of thinking about the future? What’s the use of thinking about the future in a...
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Dance Umbrella’s “Out of the System” at Bernie Grant Arts Centre
For the last three years, dance maker and artist Freddie Opoku-Addaie has been a guest programmer...
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An Expansive and Permeating Work Embracing Death and Humanity: A Paradox for Our Times: Gregory Maqoma – “Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero”
In darkness, a quiet sobbing, acutely intimate in the vastness of the Barbican main stage. Now...
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“The House of the Spirits” at The Cervantes Theatre
South America’s trauma in the second half of the twentieth century can be summed up by one phrase:...
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“Shukshin’s Stories” by The Theatre of Nations at The Barbican
This month, Moscow’s Theatre of Nations graced the Barbican’s stage with Shukshin’s Stories, an...
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Love in 3D: Multiple Guises for L’Amour at the Royal Opera House
Love seems to have preoccupied the planning team of the 2019/2020 season: it rushes on stage in so...
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David Baddiel’s “God’s Dice” at the Soho Theatre: Mid-Life Crisis as Science Confronts Religion
One of the great cultural divides is that between religion and science. Of course, as novels such...
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“On Bear Ridge” at the Royal Court: History of Loss in Ed Thomas’s Absurdist Play.
Memory involves places, people, things and words–especially words. This abstract proposition...
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“Botticelli in the Fire” at the Hampstead: A Queer 15th Century Tale.
Botticelli is a household name, but who knows the true story behind his most famous painting? The...
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