I, Daniel Blake On stage is a Powerful Representation of Real People Struggling in the Cost of Living Crisis
Ken Loach’s 2016 film I, Daniel Blake is a scathing indictment of the British benefits system. The...
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“All Of It” at The Royal Court, London
What is life? How can it be measured? How is it possible to compare one experience of life with...
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About “Leaves Of Glass”
Polymath Philip Ridley has a rare superpower — he able to consistently astonish both audiences and...
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Peter Morgan’s “Patriots” at The Noël Coward Theatre: Award-Winning Story Of Putin’s Triumph Is Vivid But Unreal
Peter Morgan’s Patriots at the Noël Coward Theatre: award-winning story of Putin’s triumph is vivid but unreal
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“All Of It” at the Royal Court
The summer season at the Royal Court, London’s premiere new writing venue, features two plays...
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Danny Robins’s “2:22 A Ghost Story” at The Apollo Theatre: Populist Shocker Is Pretty Chill Free
Can you enjoy a ghost story during summer? Usually the idea of a haunted house suggests images of...
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About Vortex
Last Saturday, I went to the Excelsior Studios in Park Royal to see a performance of the Russell...
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Shakespeare’s First Folio Turns 400: What Would Be Lost Without the Collection? An Expert Speculates
It has been 400 years since the publication of the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays,...
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“Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead” at the Barbican Theatre
Imagine yourself in a remote place: it could be a mountaintop, or a lost village, or the Amazon....
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Vinnie Heaven’s “Faun” at Theatre 503: queer show is both joyful and thought-provoking
We are watching history being made: after decades of being in the shadows, queer drama is now...
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“Sea Creatures,” Hampstead Theatre
Is it possible to successfully challenge naturalism in British theatre today? At a time when...
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Brian Friel’s “Dancing at Lughnasa” at the National Theatre: Josie Rourke’s Spirited Revival of This 1990 Classic Is More Fun than Subtle
Brian Friel’s classic play about the blending of Paganism and Christianity in 1930s Ireland is...
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Miriam Battye’s “Little Scratch” at the New Diorama Theatre: Restaged Adaptation of Rebecca Watson’s Novel Is Powerfully Theatrical
The popularity of plays that feature trauma is certainly a trend in British theatre today. But is...
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“Further Than the Furthest Thing” at the Young Vic
Some plays are instantly forgettable, others leave a tender fold in the memory. I well remember...
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“The Winter’s Tale” Review: Jarring Shakespeare’s Globe Production Lacks Warmth
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s great “hospitality plays” — a tragicomedy about what...
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Ryan Calais Cameron’s “For Black Boys…” at the Apollo Theatre
Contemporary Black British theatre is admirably adamant about pushing its own boundaries and...
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“Love”—A Dissenting View
Alexander Zeldin’s Love— a much-celebrated, quietly confrontational, British-devised piece from...
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The House Where Phantom Lived. Part II – Her Majesty’s Theatre, London.
Аn Exclusive Interview with James Paterson who was part of the original cast of the legendary...
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When we talk to each other, there’s what we say out loud, what we wish we could say, and what...
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Bjørg Vik’s “The Journey To Venice” At the Finborough Theatre: Norwegian Memory Play Is Tender If Slight
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