Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon finds out what critics have had to say about the latest revival of Patrick Marber’s play Closer at Lyric Hammersmith.
‘Interesting exploration of relationships’: CLOSER – Lyric Hammersmith ★★★
I liked the tone of this production of Closer at the Lyric Hammersmith and the sense of sadness that underpinned it, even if I was glad to leave the characters behind. It is an interesting exploration of relationships with some nice production touches.
‘Still has a hold’: CLOSER – Lyric Hammersmith
Not quite a perfect version of Closer at Lyric Hammersmith but a compelling one. If the heart really just looks like a fist wrapped in blood then why, Lizzimore’s production asks, does it hurt so much?
NEWS: Last night of Mike Bartlett’s Wild will be live-streamed free, 23 Jul
Hampstead Theatre today announces that its acclaimed production of Wild, Mike Bartlett’s new play inspired by Edward Snowden, will be streamed worldwide, free, and live on its final night, this Saturday 23 July 2016 at 7.30pm GMT, in association with The Guardian.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Wild at Hampstead Theatre
Mike Bartlett’s new play has officially opened at the Hampstead Theatre, where it runs 16 July 2016. What have critics been saying about it?
WILD – Hampstead Theatre
Mike Bartlett’s latest, inspired by the Edward Snowden affair, relies on a coup de theatre to get out of a stalled plot.