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‘A dazzling triumph’: CYRANO DE BERGERAC – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz11th December 2019Leave a Comment

James McAvoy triumphs in Martin Crimp’s magnificent makeover of the French classic Cyrano de Bergerac: a jaw-dropping success.

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‘The beauty and rawness of it pull you in’: CYRANO DE BERGERAC – West End ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Rev Stan8th December 2019Leave a Comment

The beauty and rawness of Cyrano de Bergerac pull you in and envelopes you and the performances combined with the tragedy of the story haunted me for days.

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‘An achingly modern & exciting version’: CYRANO DE BERGERAC – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott7th December 2019Leave a Comment

Reimagined for the modern stage with a contemporary cast led by James McAvoy, Jamie Lloyd’s production of Cyrano de Bergerac feels at every moment like theatre at its most exciting, liberating and inclusive.

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‘Heroic & beautiful & serious’: KING LEAR – West End ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves28th July 2018Leave a Comment

For this third time in the role we are told that Ian McKellen deliberately chose to play it in the intimacy of Chichester’s Minerva last year; here in the West End a reconfiguring of the Duke of York’s maintains much of that atmosphere.

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‘Something a little extraordinary’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster13th May 2018Leave a Comment

Izzy Tennyson’s Grotty at the Bunker Theatre is a brutally frank depiction of an element of LGBT life not much explored on London’s stages.

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‘A very candid affair’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Michael Davis11th May 2018Leave a Comment

Semi-autobiographical in nature, Grotty – which is written by Izzy Tennyson and directed by Hannah Hauer-King – looks at the Dalston lesbian subculture in east London.

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‘Peppered with witty observations & dark humour’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Debbie Gilpin9th May 2018Leave a Comment

Grotty is a sharp new play that’s full to the brim with humour, as well as hiding a dark heart – cleverly directed and brilliantly performed.

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‘A terrifying introduction to the dark & baffling gay scene’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon8th May 2018Leave a Comment

Theatre has recently taken on more female queer stories with Turkey, Lobster, The Gulf and now Grotty featuring prominently in fringe theatre seasons.

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‘Not for the faint-hearted’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer8th May 2018Leave a Comment

A look around at audience reactions is enough to confirm that Grotty does what it sets out to do: bring an often overlooked subculture into the spotlight in a way that’s both educational and inclusive.

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‘Tries to say so much, but ultimately says very little’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre ★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Jonathan Baz7th May 2018Leave a Comment

Grotty is a dark, grimy, and vivid exploration of the subcultures of London’s lesbian scene. The end result is a play about nothing in particular. Much like its lead character, Grotty tries to say so much but ultimately, says very little.

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Mind the Blog’s best shows of 2017

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Debbie Gilpin6th January 2018Leave a Comment

Any number of shows could have been included in this post; frankly it’s ludicrous that I decided to stick with my whole top 12 idea… As I’ve seen about 90 more individual shows than last year.

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Mind the Blog’s top 2017 performances

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Debbie Gilpin3rd January 2018Leave a Comment

This year variety has been the thing (though I’ve still managed to stack up certain repeat attendances), so that means I’ve seen a serious amount of performers – some even two or three times!

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TWELFTH NIGHT – Shakespeare’s Globe

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster25th May 2017Leave a Comment

Emma Rice’s Summer of Love got off to a slightly sticky start at the Globe with a mystifying take on Romeo and Juliet from Daniel Kramer and as we move onto Twelfth Night, which she is directing herself, there’s a similarly uncompromising attitude in place.

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Podcast: Girls is about the girls, not Boko Haram’s Chibok kidnapping

In Audio, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Sticky by Terri Paddock24th October 2016Leave a Comment

Listen to the podcast from the post-show Q&A chaired by Mates co-founder Terri Paddock with multi award-winning debut playwright Theresa Ikoko and the cast of GIRLS at Soho Theatre.

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GIRLS – Soho Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz30th September 2016Leave a Comment

New captive drama is well-written in a symbolic vein that helps to humanise the story behind the headlines.

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FURY – Soho Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz19th July 2016Leave a Comment

New drama about a desperate single mother is powerfully written and raises some disturbing issues.

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Titus Andronicus – Review

In London theatre, Plays, Reviews by Jonathan Baz30th April 2015Leave a Comment

Greenwich Theatre, London****Written by William ShakespeareDirected by Yaz Al-ShaaterSmooth Faced Gentlemen’s all female Titus Andronicus is a deftly trimmed take on Shakespeare’s most bloody tragedy. Amidst some cracking performances, a company of 8 c…

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