“An Inspector Calls”: A Study Of Greed
The National Theatre’s production of J.B. Priestley’s 1945 An Inspector Calls now playing at...
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“The Phlebotomist” at The Hampstead Theatre
Contemporary British theatre loves time travel — and not just to the past. It also enjoys...
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Kieran Hurley’s “Mouthpiece” At The Soho Theatre: Feast Of Meta-Theatre
There are plenty of plays in which a character finds their own voice. But what about stories which...
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“Grief Is The Thing With Feathers” at The Barbican Theatre
Wow, what a collection of talent: this show stars Peaky Blinder Cillian Murphy, and Enda Walsh’s...
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Bollocks To Brexit!
On Friday, March 29, 2019, was a black letter day. That is because it used to be the date of...
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“The Shape Of The Pain” at Wilton’s Music Hall
Pain. A world of pain. Pain. For anyone suffering from a rare condition called Complex Regional...
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Any One Thing’s “Recollection”: Breaking The Threshold Of Immersive Theatre
Recollection takes up to six participants in a thrilling journey about the importance of memories and personal data. Going beyond the sensational premise, the budding Any One Thing ambitiously explores the ideas of ‘personalized’ and ‘immersive’ theatre in depth, taking the genre to the boundaries of what is real.
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Homegrown: Occupy Festival
Homegrown: Occupy Festival Battersea Arts Centre March 18 – April 12 When it comes to arts venues,...
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“Circa” at The Old Red Lion Theatre
There is a classic conflict in many gay plays: between characters who identify as gay (in the...
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“Alys, Always” at The Bridge Theatre
Okay, so this is the play that will be remembered for the character names that have unusual...
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Mechanical Reproduction: J.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” directed by Stephen Daldry at ArtsEmerson
In the theatre, it is rare to see a dramatist get second billing to a director. Usually,...
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Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” At The Harold Pinter Theatre: Brilliant Minimalism
Tom Hiddleston. What can I say? His career has sprinkled handfuls of stardust from the beginning:...
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Tatty Hennessy’s “A Hundred Words For Snow” At The Trafalgar Studios
Fifteen-year-old Rory, a schoolgirl on the adventure of a lifetime, is puzzled. “Why,” she asks,...
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Martin Askew’s “There Is A Field” at The Theatre 503: Modern Conversion Play
The events of 9/11 were a global wake-up call — and that includes theatre. In the wake of the War...
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“Eden” at The Hampstead Theatre: Building a Luxury Golf Course
In the medieval Mappa Mundi, which hangs in Hereford cathedral, the Garden of Eden is pictured at...
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“The Animals And Children Took To The Streets” at The Lyric Hammersmith
Whenever I hear the word “cosmopolitan” I think of Europe in the 1920s: German Expressionism,...
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French Playwright Florian Zeller’s “The Son” at The Kiln Theatre
Well, you have to hand it to French playwright Florian Zeller — he’s certainly cracked the problem...
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Creating Opportunities For “Inclusive Dance” With Stopgap Dance Company
“I believe people with almost any kind of physique can do contemporary dance. Yet though...
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Peter Shaffer’s “Equus” at Theatre Royal Stratford East
There is no doubt that Peter Shaffer’s Equus is a modern classic. But does that justify reviving...
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“Superhoe” at The Royal Court: Nicôle Lecky’s One-Woman Debut
Titles matter: they send out messages. So, in the current #MeToo climate, isn’t it a bit...
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