“Bluets,” Royal Court
When does creativity become mannered? When it’s based on repetition, and repetition without...
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“The Harmony Test,” Hampstead Theatre
“Welcome to motherhood, bitch!” By the time a character delivers this reality check, there have...
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“Between Riverside And Crazy,” Hampstead Theatre
It’s often said that contemporary American playwrights are too polite, too afraid of giving...
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Refugee Voices Take Centre Stage At UK Theatre Company
In a darkly lit arts studio in London, five young actors highlight their scripts and go over...
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How To Recognise Us? The Foreign Women In London: Theatre Review Of “Don’t Get Me Wrong”
Amidst the bustling metropolis of London, a group of aspiring theatrical talents (Kelly Guibal, Flavia Di Saverio, Thelma Osorio Euan, Maria Luc, Hana Tamaru, Arianna Folini) took to the stage at The Hen & Chicken Theatre in March 2024 to present their musical production, “Don’t Get Me Wrong”. Through their performance, they delved into the intricate tapestry of challenges and joys experienced by those navigating life in the vibrant yet daunting urban landscape of the UK’s largest city.
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“Gunter,” Royal Court
Readers who don’t think much of football won’t be surprised to hear that this tale of murder and...
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“The Divine Mrs S,” Hampstead Theatre
British theatre’s love of theatre about theatre offers a chance for some moments of meta, but do...
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“London Tide,” National Theatre
“He do the police in different voices.” If ever one phrase summed up a work of fiction, and the...
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The Comeuppance, Almeida Theatre
I’ve never been one for school reunions, but even if I had kept in touch with former classmates I...
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“London Zoo,” Southwark Playhouse
Before the internet, newspapers were central to the national conversation in Britain. By the first...
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Tim Price’s “Nye” at the National Theatre: A Fun Life of the Creator of the National Health Service
For me, this is the most emotional show on the London stage. Why’s that? Because it’s about Nye...
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Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Human Body” at the Donmar Warehouse: Twin Tales of Illicit Love and the Founding of the National Health Service
It’s election year so the gaze of British theatre turns towards the National Health Service. But,...
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Marius von Mayenburg’s Nachtland at the Young Vic: Satire on Art and Anti-Semitism Is Both Absurdist and Unsettling
We’ve all heard of the metaphorical madwoman in the attic, but what about the symbolic unexploded...
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Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York’s Theatre: Thomas Ostermeier’s West End Debut Has Starry Cast And Punk Aesthetics
It’s a sign of the times that German director Thomas Ostermeier’s West End debut is his production...
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Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
A solo performance in theatre may often trap us inside a single dramatic character, taking us deep...
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Sergio Blanco’s “When You Pass Over My Tomb” at the Arcola Theatre: Exquisite Meta-Theatrical Exploration Of Death and Necrophilia
Nowadays it seems that it’s the fringe and Off-West End venues that are keeping the spirit of...
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Jez Butterworth’s “The Hills of California” at the Harold Pinter Theatre: Warm Evocation of 1950s Pop Culture Is Fun, But Lacks Dramatic Resolution
In West End theatre, the cliché that nothing succeeds like success keeps the wheels of commerce...
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Sam Holcroft’s “A Mirror” at the Trafalgar Theatre
“This play is a lie,” boldly declares the poster of Sam Holcroft’s new play A Mirror, now playing...
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Zoe Cooper’s Northanger Abbey at the Orange Tree Theatre: High Energy and Queer-eyed Adaptation of Jane Austen Classic
Jane Austen is not just a classic novelist — she’s a cultural institution and a national treasure....
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Jack Thorne’s “The Motive and the Cue” at the Noël Coward Theatre: Jack Thorne’s History Play About Gielgud And Burton Transfers To The West End
This transfer of Jack Thorne’s hit National Theatre play to the West End has been hailed as...
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