Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” at the Lyric Hammersmith: Joyously Farcical
Once upon a time, farce was one of the most popular of genres in postwar British theatre. Those...
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Sarah Kosar’s “Armadillo” at The Yard Theatre
An armadillo is a small mammal, but this is not a play about the amazing relative of the anteater....
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The Central Square Theatre’s Production of “Cloud Nine”
Caryl Churchill’s brilliant two act play about sex Cloud Nine transpires in two eras and two...
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Samuel Adamson’s “Wife” at The Kiln Theatre
In one lifetime, the many loves that once dared not speak their names have become part of everyday...
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“The Damned”: La Comédie Française On the Barbican Stage.
Ivo Van Hove directed the theatrical adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1969 Nazi-era film The...
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Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy” at the Piccadilly Theatre
Three generations, three centuries, three acts: The Lehman Trilogy is a theatrical feast that...
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Why Every Theatre Needs A Digital Strategy
Arts Council England is the investment, development and advocacy agency for the arts, museums, and...
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Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Starry Messenger” at Wyndham’s Theatre
Dramatic representations of ennui often have an important decision to make at the onset of their...
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“Three Sisters.” Maly Drama Theatre of St Petersburg. Vaudeville Theatre
Three Sisters was the last play Chekhov wrote in 1900, in his dacha in Yalta, and in the final...
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Caryl Phillips’s “Strange Fruit” at the Bush Theatre: Windrush Generation Classic
I’ve always been a bit sad that so many contemporary classics are so rarely revived. I have even...
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Samuel Adamson’s “Wife” at Kiln Theatre
Many a dramatist has imagined what happens to Nora after she slams the door at the end of Ibsen’s...
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Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” at the Gielgud Theatre: Contemporary Americana
The word “Rustbelt” is really eloquent in its evocation of industrial decline. After all, rust is...
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Terence Rattigan’s “While the Sun Shines” at the Orange Tree Theatre: Rare Revival of Wartime Mega-Hit
Since playwright Terence Rattigan’s rehabilitation in the early 1990s, after the comprehensive...
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Githa Sowerby’s “Rutherford And Son” at The National Theatre
Githa Sowerby is the go-to playwright if you want a feminist slant on patriarchy in the industrial...
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About “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons”
Last night, I went, for the first time, to the Barons Court Theatre, which is staging a compact...
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“The View Upstairs:” A Slice of Gay, Kitschy, Bar Life
Pushing through the colored streamers that shield the doorway of the Plaza Theatre at the Boston...
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“ANNA” at The National Theatre
Stasiland is a fascinating mental space. As a historical location, the former East Germany, or...
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“Amour” at Charing Cross Theatre
In Amour at Charing Cross Theatre, Post-World War II Paris is putting itself back together. People...
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Julia Pascal’s “Blueprint Medea” at The Finborough Theatre: Mythical Reboot
The rewriting of Ancient Greek myth offers a way of creating contemporary stories that have a deep...
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salt. at The Royal Court
A hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Selina Thompson’s one-woman show salt is on at the Royal Court...
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