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NEWS: Bridge Theatre extends season as Talking Heads shows visit Sheffield & Leeds

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Regional theatre by Press Releases8th October 2020

Additional performances have gone on sale for David Hare’s Beat the Devil and Inua Ellams’ and Fuel’s production of An Evening with an Immigrant, the one-person plays at London’s Bridge Theatre now extended until 7 November 2020.

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‘It’s all true & refreshing & beautifully made’: BEAT THE DEVIL – Bridge Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves4th September 2020Leave a Comment

Covid-19 must have its say to start with, so off goes the season with Ralph Fiennes directed by Nicholas Hytner and delivering Beat The Devil, a monologue by David Hare.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Beat the Devil at the Bridge Theatre

In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Quotes, Reviews by Emma Clarendon3rd September 2020Leave a Comment

Emma Clarendon rounds up the reviews for David Hare’s new monologue Beat the Devil, performed by Ralph Fiennes at the Bridge Theatre.

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‘Hare allows much more of his own personality to emerge’: BEAT THE DEVIL – Bridge Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott1st September 2020Leave a Comment

The first short play is Beat the Devil in which David Hare stakes first claim to what will surely be a new genre or at least a familiar theme in the coming months – the Covid monologue.

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‘Intermittently affecting blend of personal struggle & political outrage’: BEAT THE DEVIL – Bridge Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster31st August 2020Leave a Comment

David Hare gets in first with his Coronavirus monologue Beat The Devil at the Bridge Theatre, evocatively performed by Ralph Fiennes.

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NEWS: Bridge Theatre announces plans to reopen with star-studded rep season

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Quotes by Press Releases10th August 2020

London Theatre Company has announced its repertoire plans to reopen the Bridge Theatre during September and October 2020, “assuming that the Government gives the go ahead for indoor performances with socially distanced audiences”.

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Parliamentary power plays: Considering This House & other recent political dramas (not just by James Graham!)

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Maryam Philpott4th June 2020Leave a Comment

When it was first performed in 2012 James Graham’s This House was an affectionate satire, using its 1970s setting to examine the still young Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government formed in 2010.

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‘We thought it’d be interesting to have these two very different but brilliant plays running next to each other’: Alexander Lass on directing The Permanent Way & Ages of the Moon at The Vaults

In Features, Inspiring people, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays, Quotes, Special Events, Sticky, Ticket recommendations by Featured Content17th October 2019

Director Alexander Lass has teamed up with producer Debbie Hicks on two major play productions running at The Vaults this autumn: the first-ever revival of David Hare‘s 2003 play The Permanent Way, which opened in September, and, starting performances tonight (17 October 2019), the UK premiere of Sam Shepard‘s 2009 play Ages of the Moon. We caught up with him to learn …

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Southall, Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield, Potters Bar: Do you remember the train crashes in The Permanent Way?

In Features, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays, Quotes, Ticket recommendations by Featured Content11th October 2019

David Hare’s award-winning 2003 verbatim drama The Permanent Way, now receiving its first major revival at The Vaults, covers four major disasters that followed railway privatisation. Do you remember Southall, Ladbroke Grove, Hatfield and Potters Bar? You should. Time to get booking!

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PHOTOS: What was David Hare’s thinking when writing The Permanent Way?

In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Photos, Plays, Quotes, Sticky, Ticket recommendations by Featured Content10th October 2019

Do you remember what else was happening in the world in 2003? That was the year The Permanent Way premiered, ten years after The Railway Privatisation Act. It was also the year that the US, under President George Bush and supported by the UK under Prime Minister Tony Blair, invaded Iraq. What perspective could playwright David Hare offer then and now?

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Q&A video: How much does the atmosphere at The Vaults add to The Permanent Way?

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Special Events, Ticket recommendations, Video by Terri Paddock27th September 2019Leave a Comment

Did you know that David Hare’s The Permanent Way has a subtitle? It’s “La Voie Anglaise”… “The English Way”. This play is about more than just railways.

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FEATURED SHOW: David Hare’s The Permanent Way ‘rings as true today as ever’, ★★★★ reviews are in

In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Photos, Plays, Quotes, Reviews, Sticky, Ticket recommendations by Featured Content25th September 2019

Critics such as the Guardian’s Michael Billington who saw the premiere of David Hare’s modern masterpiece The Permanent Way are amongst those praising its first, timely return in a limited Off-West End season. We’ve rounded up review highlights below. Time to get booking!

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‘A useful reminder of how we got here & what’s required to fix it’: THE PERMANENT WAY – The Vaults

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Ticket recommendations by Shanine Salmon21st September 2019Leave a Comment

If the devil is in the detail, David Hare’s old polemic against rail privatisation, Permanent Way, is a satanic ejaculation.

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New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for David Hare’s The Permanent Way at The Vaults

In Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays, Special Events, Sticky, Ticket recommendations by Terri Paddock30th August 2019Leave a Comment

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock is back at The Vaults for the major revival of David Hare’s 2003 play The Permanent Way. Got any questions for director and cast?

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‘Everett’s artistry grows ever richer’: UNCLE VANYA – Bath ★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Kris Hallett2nd August 2019Leave a Comment

Rupert Everett’s fascinating performance hides some of the deficiencies inherent in this production of Uncle Vanya which never gets to the heart of this transcendent play.

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‘Positively bounces along on a wave of its own madness’: PETER GYNT – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams11th July 2019Leave a Comment

Peter Gynt, a new adaptation of Ibsen’s apparently unstageable Peer Gynt by David Hare, is a great success as a piece of writing and so much fun.

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‘Bonkers in a wonderful way’: PETER GYNT – National Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves10th July 2019Leave a Comment

David Hare has made as much sense of Ibsen’s sprawling masterpiece Peer Gynt as seems possible.

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‘Jaded view of a Britain that has lost its way’: PLENTY – Chichester ★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Anne Cox15th June 2019Leave a Comment

Ultimately, all eyes are on Rachael Stirling in Plenty and she stylishly carries this story of disillusionment to its inevitable, if uncertain, conclusion.

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‘An impressive cast but lacks direction’: PLENTY – Chichester

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Matt Merritt14th June 2019Leave a Comment

We’re told Plenty is viewed as a modern classic. For the life of me I have no idea why and the sterling work of this excellent cast can do nothing to dissuade me.

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‘Entirely unconvinced about Hare’s legacy’: THE BAY AT NICE – Menier Chocolate Factory

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster22nd March 2019Leave a Comment

Penelope Wilton almost, almost, makes it worth seeing a David Hare play with The Bay at Nice at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

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