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‘Great stuff excellently performed’: THE ARRIVAL – Bush Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz29th November 2019Leave a Comment

Director Bijan Sheibani turns playwright in a fine two-hander about family and the crisis of masculinity in The Arrival at the Bush Theatre.

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‘Haydn Gwynne in full snarling Hedda mode is something to see’: HEDDA TESMAN – Chichester ★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Libby Purves11th September 2019Leave a Comment

But more and more, there’s a sense in Hedda Tesman at the Minerva that what you are seeing is some damn fine acting in a rather ho-hum play.

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‘Blistering, uncompromising stuff’: DANCE NATION – Almeida Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster9th September 2018Leave a Comment

Dance Nation at the Almeida Theatre is a pretty damn fine piece of writing by US playwright Clare Barron, and a damn fine piece of theatre directed by Bijan Sheibani.

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‘When Barron focuses on character, she creates plenty of meaningful exchanges’: DANCE NATION – Almeida Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott5th September 2018Leave a Comment

With plenty of influences from across film, there’s still a lot to take from Clare Barron’s play, and as annual dance fever arrives in the UK once again and mingles with a year of female-led stories, Dance Nation is timely if not quite a ten from Len.

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NEWS: Cast for UK premiere of Clare Barron’s new play Dance Nation at the Almeida includes Sarah Hadland & Manjinder Virk

In Uncategorised by Press Releases12th July 2018Leave a Comment

The Almeida Theatre has announced the full cast for the UK premiere of Clare Barron’s new play Dance Nation, directed by Bijan Sheibani (running from 27 August to 6 October, with a press night on 4 September).

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‘Deftly shows individual moments of grief’: ONE FOR SORROW – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Michael Davis3rd July 2018Leave a Comment

Are morals dropped at the first sign of trouble and civilised people will ‘devour’ each other? Written by Cordelia Lynn and directed by James Macdonald, One For Sorrow examines this hypothesis up close.

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‘A play for both your brain & your pulse’: ONE FOR SORROW – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly2nd July 2018Leave a Comment

One For Sorrow may run out of steam a bit in its second act, but One For Sorrow remains a play for both your brain and your pulse. Explosive.

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‘Raises expectations it doesn’t quite deliver on’: ONE FOR SORROW – Royal Court Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz29th June 2018Leave a Comment

It could be the November 2015 Paris terror attacks, except this time it’s happening in London. And it is also the powerful start of Cordelia Lynn’s new play, One for Sorrow, which has just opened at the Royal Court’s upstairs studio space.

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‘Brilliantly maintains a fine balance between tragedy & comedy’: MAYFLY – Orange Tree Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Victoria Sadler1st May 2018Leave a Comment

Joe White’s play Mayfly is telling us please, hang on. So much can happen in a day. And the most surprising acts of kindness and generosity can come from the most unsuspecting of sources.

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‘Brimming with tenderness & emotional articulacy’: MAYFLY – Orange Tree Theatre

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Press Releases, Reviews by Shanine Salmon26th April 2018Leave a Comment

Under the tenure of Paul Miller, the Orange Tree Theatre has shown a fierce commitment to new writing, but Joe White’s Mayfly is the first debut play to be staged there since Miller’s ascendancy, and it’s easy to see why it made the cut.

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‘Imperfect writing debut has an understated emotional force’: MAYFLY – Orange Tree Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz25th April 2018Leave a Comment

Joe White’s debut, Mayfly, is a family play that although marketed as “ethereal” is actually much more rooted than that. It also expresses a deep sense of loss. And, with its title in mind, shows how some things can change in a single day.

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