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‘It’s far, far too Northern’: LIGHT FALLS – Manchester

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Libby Purves1st November 2019Leave a Comment

Light Falls is too Northern. It’s far, far too Northern. The grit-spreaders have truly been out in force, and it’s excruciating to swallow so very many clichés in one dose.

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‘Intimacy largely works in the show’s favour’: EDWARD II – Shakespeare’s Globe

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly21st February 2019Leave a Comment

Though King Edward II’s sexuality and the history surrounding his death are disputed by historians, Nick Bagnall takes a definitive stance in Marlowe’s history play.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP – Edward II at Shakespeare’s Globe

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon15th February 2019Leave a Comment

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Nick Bagnall’s production of Edward II at Shakespeare’s Globe.

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‘Rendered perfect’: THE YORK REALIST – Donmar Warehouse ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves7th March 2018Leave a Comment

Peter Gill’s 2002 play, The York Realist, which won plaudits but not universal acclaim at first, is rendered in the Donmar’s intimacy by director Robert Hastie as something perfect: delicate, clear and natural as an upland brook.

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‘This tale of impossible love clutches at your heart’: The York Realist – Donmar Warehouse

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Maryam Philpott14th February 2018Leave a Comment

Nothing feels rushed in Robert Hastie’s wonderful new production of The Yor Realist at the Donmar Warehouse, allowing this beautifully sad production to really touch the heart. A modern classic and a Yorkshire Brief Encounter indeed.

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UNCLE VANYA – Manchester

In Manchester, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Kristy Stott12th November 2017Leave a Comment

Taking inspiration from the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, HOME Manchester present Andrew Upton’s beautifully touching translation of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya.

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