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‘Ruth Wilson plays her part to perfection, a masterclass in control and variation’: THE HUMAN VOICE – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz5th April 2022Leave a Comment

Ruth Wilson delivers an acting masterclass in Jean Cocteau modernist classic adapted by Ivo van Hove.

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‘Ruth Wilson & Ivo van Hove once again prove a dynamic pairing’: THE HUMAN VOICE – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott28th March 2022Leave a Comment

Ivo van Hove puts aside his filmic style for an intimate monologue about the end of love. Starring Ruth Wilson, Jean Cocteau’s play The Human Voice, is a sympathetic study of a woman driven to distraction by a final phone call with her lover.

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‘Ruth Wilson is strong casting in the central role’: HEDDA GABLER – National Theatre At Home (Online review)

In London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Reviews by John Chapman13th January 2022Leave a Comment

Ruth Wilson is strong casting in the central role with a, for once, restrained Ivo van Hove directing.

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NEWS: Ivo van Hove directs Ruth Wilson in West End run of Cocteau’s The Human Voice

In London theatre, Native, News, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases2nd December 2021

Ruth Wilson will star in Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s The Human Voice for three weeks only at the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre from 17 March 2022.

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‘Things in it which were admirable’: LAZARUS (Online review)

In London theatre, Musicals, Online shows, Opinion, Reviews by John Chapman10th January 2021Leave a Comment

Prominent among other commemorative David Bowie events is a three-day streaming of Lazarus, the theatre piece that he was working on towards the end of his life and which was ultimately produced to extremely mixed reviews.

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The cinefication of theatre predates lockdown: What are the implications?

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Maryam Philpott10th June 2020Leave a Comment

For better or worse, the association between theatre, television and film has only grown closer in the last ten years, not just with artists moving between the different genres but also in the adoption of cinematic technique within productions.

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Streetcars, Smoke & Southern Belles: Taking on Tennessee Williams

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott30th May 2020Leave a Comment

As a great American dramatist, Williams’s timeless understanding of human emotion and the particularly explosive dynamics of family groups has always been such a notable feature of his writing.

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Decade Round-Up: The Plays

In Broadway, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Emily Garside2nd January 2020Leave a Comment

This isn’t a ‘best of’ list it’s my best-of list, these are the plays that shaped me this decade and will stay with me well into the next.

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20 shows to look forward to in 2020

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Ian Foster2nd January 2020Leave a Comment

Looking ahead to some of 2020’s exciting shows, most with an emphasis away from the West End and instead focusing at the London Fringe and across the UK.

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10 of Ought To Be Clowns’ top moments of the decade

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster30th December 2019Leave a Comment

Ever behind the curve, I present 10 of my top moments in a theatre over the last ten years (plus a few bonus extra ones because whittling down this list was hard, and it will probably be different tomorrow anyway!).

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‘There’s a lot of exciting, ferocious, young theatre-makers out there’: 10 questions for 10 years – Rosie Wyatt

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Ian Foster25th June 2019Leave a Comment

She’s been acting less time than I’ve been blogging but I can’t hold that against Rosie Wyatt, an actress whose name you should know.

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10 questions for 10 years – Hans Kesting

In Features, Interviews, Opinion, Plays by Ian Foster12th June 2019Leave a Comment

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s Hans Kesting was my first ever Best Actor award winner and has continued to be one of the most interesting actors around, in any language.

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‘Trademark van Hove is a good & bad thing’: ALL ABOUT EVE – West End ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan6th March 2019Leave a Comment

Ivo van Hove’s production and stage adaptation of the film All About Eve is trademark van Hove and that is a good and bad thing.

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‘There are moments of greatness in amongst the gimmicks’: ALL ABOUT EVE – West End ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon16th February 2019Leave a Comment

Love London Love Culture’s Kirsty Herrington paid a visit to the Noel Coward Theatre to see Ivo van Hove’s production of All About Eve, based on the Oscar-winning film.

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‘Fascinating it still is, engaging perhaps not always’: ALL ABOUT EVE – West End ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emily Garside14th February 2019Leave a Comment

Fascinating All About Eve is, engaging perhaps not always. But anyone hoping for the same level of emotional payoff that Anderson’s other stage roles have demonstrated will likely end up frustrated with Eve.

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‘The kind of emotional intensity that remains rare’: ALL ABOUT EVE – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster13th February 2019Leave a Comment

Ivo van Hove’s take on All About Eve ticks all my boxes at the Noël Coward Theatre, great work from Gillian Anderson, Lily James and a stellar Monica Dolan.

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‘Something quite different’: ALL ABOUT EVE – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Maryam Philpott12th February 2019Leave a Comment

This All About Eve is something quite different, same story deliberately new frame with staging that pushes at the boundaries of theatre and film.

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NEWS: Final cast is announced for limited West End run of All About Eve

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases5th January 2019Leave a Comment

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of Ivo van Hove’s stage production of the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film All About Eve as West End rehearsals commence.

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NEWS: Stanley Townsend & Ian Drysdale join All About Eve line-up as further casting announced

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Sticky by Press Releases21st December 2018Leave a Comment

Further casting has been announced for the world premiere of Ivo van Hove’s stage production of the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film All About Eve.

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Mark Shenton views the latest week of news, openings, non-openings & ‘absolutely remarkable” awards

In Broadway, Features, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Mark Shenton24th September 2018Leave a Comment

News, reviews, interviews, commentary and farewells from London, New York and beyond, including The Stage Debut Awards, Sylvia at the Old Vic and regional openings in Chichester and Bristol.

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