Simon Callow On Legendary Play Agent Peggy Ramsay
Peggy Ramsay (1908-1991) was the foremost play agent of her time. Her list of clients shows her to...
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“Imperium” at The Gielgud Theatre
History repeats itself. This much we know. In the 1980s, under a Tory government obsessed with...
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“Genesis Inc” at The Hampstead Theatre
We are now pretty familiar with the idea that human reproduction (making babies) has been turned...
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Longread. Katie Mitchell On Chekhov, Stanislavsky, And Characters Of Flesh And Blood
Katie, or rather, Katrina Jane Mitchell, is a leading British theatre director whose creative...
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Martin McDonagh’s “The Lieutenant Of Inishmore” At The Noël Coward Theatre
Actor Aidan Turner, who plays the Cornish land-owner Poldark in the hit BBC series of that name,...
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Critics Have A Duty To Look Beyond Appearance And Judge Performance. Otherwise They’re Just Creepy.
I went to see Flight Of The Conchords this week. The New Zealand musical comedy duo flaunted their...
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“One For Sorrow” at The Royal Court
It’s the stuff of nightmares. There’s a massive explosion, the sound of smashing glass, falling...
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Event Review: Ukrainian 1930s Avant-Garde Taking The Stage In London
Meet The team behind Maklena and become part of the story! Armed secret police were everywhere...
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Reasons To Be Graeae: A Unique Insight Into Disabled-Led Theater Company Graeae
Oberon’s new book, Reasons To Be Graeae, gives a unique insight into the first 38 years of the...
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“Monogamy” at The Park Theatre
Forget about dark alleys, deserted parks and slippery slopes: the most dangerous place in the...
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Glasgow’s Easterhouse To Stage Ancient “Trojan Women” Play With War-Scarred Syrian Refugees
A 2,400-year-old Greek tragedy is to be staged in one of Scotland’s most deprived communities to...
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How Shakespeare Used Music To Tell Stories
Today we fully expect film, television, and theatre to use music to shape meaning. The screeching...
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David Harrower’s “The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie” At The Donmar Warehouse
Miss Jean Brodie, the larger-than-life Edinburgh schoolteacher that strides through Muriel Spark’s...
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“Magic Mike Live” Is Coming To The UK–Here’s How To Get Tickets
Channing Tatum fans are about to get a whole lot closer to the star’s character Magic Mike, as a...
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“The Strange Death Of John Doe” at The Hampstead Theatre
Regular air travel is a hassle. All that queuing, all that security, all those hot halls, and then...
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Elizabeth Strout: “Nobody Was Even Remotely Interested In My Writing”
The story of Elizabeth Strout is one of creative faith and persistence. Growing up in Maine, “a...
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“Fatherland” at The Lyric Hammersmith: Masculinity in Crisis
Masculinity, whether toxic or in crisis (but never ever problem-free), is a hardy perennial...
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When The Personal And Political Collide
In his play, Contempt, queer activist and lawyer Danish Sheikh draws parallels (or contrasts)...
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“Lessons In Love And Violence” at The Royal Opera House
Playwright Martin Crimp began his career by writing surreal short plays that hinted at his love of...
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“Leave Taking” at The Bush Theatre
Winsome Pinnock has for decades been a central figure in the promotion of BAME drama not just as a...
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