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‘Feels like an instant classic’: EAR FOR EYE – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz3rd November 2018Leave a Comment

Covering both contemporary experience and historical background, debbie tucker green’s Ear for Eye at the Royal Court feels like an instant classic. But it’s not an easy watch.

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‘Quite often breathtaking’: EAR FOR EYE – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster2nd November 2018Leave a Comment

Ear for eye, Debbie Tucker Green’s new play for the Royal Court, is ferocious and uncompromising and challenging and quite often breath-taking.

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‘Surprisingly relatable’: JULIE – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Not Exactly Billington21st June 2018Leave a Comment

Polly Stenham has updated August Strindberg’s 1888 play Miss Julie to contemporary London. Why? Well, it would be foolish to think that this new version is modern only because of its language, setting and clothes.

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‘An evening of thought-provoking theatre’: JULIE – National Theatre ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Jonathan Baz13th June 2018Leave a Comment

Julie may well be far from a definitive interpretation of Strindberg’s classic, but nonetheless makes for an evening of thought-provoking theatre.

‘Anchored by mesmerising performances’: JULIE – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster11th June 2018Leave a Comment

An elegant and occasionally startling adaptation, Julie at the National Theatre is anchored by mesmerising performances from Vanessa Kirby and Thalissa Teixeira.

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‘There is nothing meaningful at stake’: JULIE – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Victoria Sadler10th June 2018Leave a Comment

Sigh. Ok, this is going to hurt because I’m such a supporter of women creatives and want to fight for more opportunities for them but Julie is awful.

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‘It is hard to see why Stenham would need to borrow the classic’: JULIE – National Theatre ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves9th June 2018Leave a Comment

Polly Stenham joins the endless line of adaptors and updaters of August Strindberg’s toughly nasty, misogynistic Miss Julie: a play soaked in such fin-de-siecle Nordic hopelessness that it makes Ibsen look like PG Wodehouse.

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‘Bears the marks of slightly unsatisfactory imitation’: JULIE – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott8th June 2018Leave a Comment

While Polly Stenham retains plenty of Strindberg’s purpose, Julie doesn’t go quite far enough in remoulding the political and psychological shape of its characters for the 21st century.

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NEWS: Colin Morgan & Ciarán Hinds to star in Brian Friel’s Translations at the National Theatre, War Horse returns

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky, Touring by Press Releases21st February 2018Leave a Comment

Casting has been announced for the new National Theatre season, with highlights include Colin Morgan and Ciarán Hinds in Brian Friel’s Translations.

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ONE LOVE: THE BOB MARLEY MUSICAL – Birmingham Rep

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews by Ian Foster13th April 2017Leave a Comment

There’s much to enjoy in One Love: The Bob Marley Musical, not least the joyous celebration of some of the most enduringly famous music in the world. And writer and director Kwame Kwei-Armah does a decent job at balancing the populist demands of a jukebox musical with something more dramatically satisfying.

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