Frantic Assembly’s “Lost Atoms” at the Lyric Hammersmith: 30th Anniversary Show Is About Love But Its Story Is Predictable And Bland
Some shows have great moments, but somehow just don’t work — the whole is less than the sum of its...
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Timberlake Wertenbaker’s “Our Country’s Good” at the Lyric Hammersmith: Slightly Updated Classic Grounded by an Awkward Production
Although the idea of deporting people to Rwanda as a punishment is now, following the defeat of...
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Tanika Gupta’s “The Empress” at the Lyric Hammersmith: Epic RSC History Play Tackles Race and Empire
Anniversaries are great moments for reassessment. Ten years ago, the Royal Shakespeare Company...
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Mike Bartlett’s “Scandaltown” at Lyric Hammersmith
In 1987, Caryl Churchill — without doubt the best living playwright in Britain — premiered her...
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Chris Bush’s “Faustus: That Damned Woman” at the Lyric Hammersmith
Could diabolical interference be the only way for a woman in 17th-century London to advance in...
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Do You Believe in Magic? A Panto Review
Jack and the Beanstalk, written by Joel Horwood. Lyric Hammersmith. London. 20 December 2017. As...
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Jude Christian’s “Cinderella” at the Lyric Hammersmith
’Tis the season for Christmas pantos across the UK, and there could not be a more ideal opener to...
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David Greig’s “Solaris” at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Far away from Earth, there is a planet called Solaris. It is covered by an ocean and orbits two...
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Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” at the Garrick Theatre
One of my formative memories in the theatre dates back to twelve years ago, when I attended a...
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Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” at the Lyric Hammersmith: New Artistic Director’s Superb Debut
Rachel O’Riordan, the new artistic director of this Off-West End venue, has arrived with a program...
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“Dead Dog in a Suitcase” at The Lyric Hammersmith
John Gay wrote The Beggar’s Opera in 1728 to reflect a London ridden with corrupt and dangerous...
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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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Dawn King’s “Foxfinder” At The Ambassadors Theatre
Is appearing in the West End a rite of passage for Game Of Thrones stars? In the past couple of...
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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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“Absolute Hell” at The National Theatre
Rodney Ackland must be the most well-known forgotten man in postwar British theatre. His legend...
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“Jubilee” at The Lyric Hammersmith: Adapting Punk Classic
The late Derek Jarman’s 1978 film Jubilee is a punk classic. I think he was in his Fellini phase,...
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Duncan Macmillan’s “City of Glass” at Lyric Hammersmith
Playwright Duncan Macmillan has had a good couple of years. In 2015, his play People, Places and...
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“Shopping and F***” is Back – How it Rocked Then and Why it’s Relevant Now
Shopping and Fucking was the most iconic play of the 1990s. As it is revived, 20 years on, we look...
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