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‘Both a parody & a warning about that future’: THE 47th – Old Vic Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott30th April 2022Leave a Comment

Mike Bartlett has made a bit of an art out of notions of the counter-factual future. In The 47th, he grounds his flights of fancy in the knowledge of institutions, people and political tides.

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‘This is Bertie Carvel’s show, his Donald Trump is magnificent’: THE 47th – Old Vic Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves24th April 2022Leave a Comment

Bertie Carvel as Donald Trump is magnificent. Eerily so, capturing not only the ex-President’s showmanship, the gestures and unwholesomely needy yet threatening charm, but moving beyond caricature.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: The 47th at the Old Vic Theatre

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon14th April 2022Leave a Comment

Emma Clarendon rounds up the reviews for the world premiere of Mike Bartlett’s new blank-verse future history play, The 47th, which stars Bertie Carvel as Donald Trump. It’s now running at London’s Old Vic Theatre until 28 May 2022.

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FEATURED SHOW: ★★★★ reviews are in for ‘urgent drama’ The Special Relationship

In Featured Shows, Features, London theatre, Native, Plays, Video by Featured Content10th March 2020

Ready to rethink The Special Relationship that purportedly exists between the US and the UK? Hassan Abdulrazzak’s “scathing political satire” lays it bare. We’ve rounded up our favourite review highlights – plus enthusiastic audience reactions. Time to get booking!

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PHOTOS & TWEETS: Check out the buzz for The Special Relationship premiere at Soho Theatre

In Features, London theatre, Native, Plays by Featured Content6th March 2020

Hassan Abdulrazzak’s new play The Special Relationship, based on interviews with Brits deported from the United States, has just premiered at Soho Theatre and it’s causing a buzz. Check out our production photos gallery and tweets collection – and then get booking!

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‘The UK reminds me of a lover who is still harping over an ex’: Playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak on The Special Relationship

In Featured Shows, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays by Featured Content26th February 2020

As The Special Relationship starts performances, we talk to author Hassan Abdulrazzak about transatlantic diplomacy, immigration, Middle Eastern playwrights to watch and returning to Soho Theatre 13 years after his Baghdad Wedding debut.

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WATCH: Welcome to the ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) world of The Special Relationship

In Features, London theatre, Native, Plays, Video by Featured Content5th February 2020

How scary is it to tussle with a gun-toting American immigration officer? Check out this arresting new trailer for The Special Relationship, HassanAbdulrazzak’s new play about transatlantic deportation that premieres at Soho Theatre this month. Time to get booking!

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WATCH: Hassan Abdulrazzak & transatlantic deportees discuss strains in The Special Relationshp

In Featured Shows, Interviews, London theatre, Native, News, Video by Featured Content29th January 2020

Huawei? Trump? Brexit? Are you worried about strains being put on the so-called “special relationship” between the UK and the US? Whatever your thoughts, Hassan Abdulrazzak’s new play The Special Relationship will make you reassess… starting with these interviews with writer, director and three deportees whose real-life experiences inform the piece.

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NEWS: Hassan Abdulrazzak returns to Soho with The Special Relationship, a new play about transatlantic deportees

In Featured Shows, London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content22nd January 2020

Multi-award-winning Iraqi-born playwright Hassan Abdulrazzak returns to London’s Soho Theatre, where he had a breakthrough hit in 2007 with Baghdad Wedding, now returns with his timely new play The Special Relationship. Time to get booking!

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‘Not only makes you perspire, but also cry’: SWEAT – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz18th June 2019Leave a Comment

Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning drama Sweat vigorously massages the wounded heart of rustbelt America.

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FEATURED SHOW: Reviews are in for Liane Grant’s ‘compelling’ & ‘bold’ debut play Half Me, Half You

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays, Reviews by Featured Content3rd April 2019Leave a Comment

Liane Grant’s ‘hard-hitting’ new play Half Me, Half You anticipates the long-term consequences of today’s political climate in the US and UK. We’ve rounded up review highlights.

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FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Liane Grant’s new play Half Me, Half You premieres at Tristan Bates

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays, Video by Featured Content29th March 2019Leave a Comment

Liane Grant’s provocative new political play Half Me, Half You has now commenced its UK premiere season at London’s Tristan Bates Theatre, where it continues until 6 April 2019. Scroll through our gallery of first-look production photos – and then get booking!

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‘If roles aren’t there for us, we have to create them ourselves’: Half Me, Half You’s Kalea Williams on diversity & casting

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays, Video by Featured Content22nd March 2019Leave a Comment

What do you do as an actor if you don’t know where you fit in? We catch up with Half Me, Half You’s Kalea Williams on diversity, creating your own work and why this play is so relevant to right now. Time to get booking!

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PHOTOS: Sneak a peek into the rehearsal room with the cast of Half Me, Half You

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays, Video by Featured Content20th March 2019Leave a Comment

Female-led with diversity at the heart of the play and the production. What have the company of the UK premiere of Liane Grant’s provocative new political play Half Me, Half You been up to in rehearsal? Scroll through our gallery of fun rehearsal photos – and then get booking!

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‘I’m livid that neither Trump or the cheating Leave campaign have been held accountable’: Playwright Liane Grant on Half Me, Half You

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays, Video by Featured Content18th March 2019Leave a Comment

Can art help to combat hate crime? Outrage over Donald Trump, Leave Means Leave and much more, including the real-life experiences of close friends, inspired Liane Grant to write Half Me, Half You, which now comes to London’s Tristan Bates Theatre after a successful New York run. Check out our interview below – and then get booking!

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Text of the Day: Eden

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz27th February 2019Leave a Comment

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

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‘For all its good intentions, I just didn’t believe any of it’: EDEN – Hampstead Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz25th February 2019Leave a Comment

New play Eden at the Hampstead Theatre, about corporate capitalism and local resistance, is let down by poor and unbelievable writing.

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‘Fails to offer any notable or really new insight’: SHIPWRECK – Almeida Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott20th February 2019Leave a Comment

Shipwreck has its moments and the cast are uniformly excellent, but without strong character investment it dwindles to little more than a few well-hashed arguments we’ve all heard before.

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New Half Me, Half You post-show debate: How should we respond to Trump’s America?

In Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays by Terri Paddock17th January 2019Leave a Comment

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Monday 1 April 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock chairs a post-show debate at provocative new, Trump-inspired play Half Me, Half You. Got any questions?

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NEWS: Trump’s America under the microscope in Half Me, Half You debut

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Featured Content9th December 2018Leave a Comment

Half Me, Half You, Liane Grant’s new play exploring the possible long-term consequences of Donald Trump’s regime, comes to London’s Tristan Bates Theatre for a fortnight’s run after acclaim in New York. Time to get booking!

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