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NEWS: Alistair McGowan leads Under Milk Wood to mark Watermill’s 50th anniversary

In Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Regional theatre by Press Releases13th September 2017Leave a Comment

Alistair McGowan stars in a new production of Dylan Thoma’s Under Milk Wood, which forms part of the Watermill Theatre, Newbury’s 50th-anniversary programme.

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Text of the Day: Loot

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Touring by Aleks Sierz2nd September 2017Leave a Comment

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

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LOOT – Park Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Caroline Hanks-Farmer1st September 2017Leave a Comment

A sparkling new production of Loot – the classic farce, fifty years on. The talented and well-drilled cast tear into this absurdist comedy with a reckless pace and energy.

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LOOT – Park Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Johnny Fox29th August 2017Leave a Comment

Filth, farce and absurdism are individually difficult to pull off so combining all three in a ripely uncensored 50th-anniversary version of Joe Orton’s Loot is high risk, but when it works it’s excellent.

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LOOT – Park Theatre (not-really-a-review)

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster29th August 2017Leave a Comment

I’m not much of a fan of farce (my fault I fear…) and only really booked for two reasons. 1 – it’s on the list. And 2 – Sinéad Matthews, future queen of all our hearts.

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LOOT – Park Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Libby Purves28th August 2017Leave a Comment

The corpse is the talking point and to some extent the star. Certainly, Anah Ruddin, hopping out of the coffin spry as a fox for the curtain call.

LOOT – Park Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz27th August 2017Leave a Comment

Anniversary revival of Joe Orton’s black farce about money and death is a delight from start to finish.

LOOT – Park Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly25th August 2017Leave a Comment

To honour the 50th anniversary of his death, this is the first time we get to see Joe Orton’s original version of the Loot script before the Lord Chamberlain censored it prior to the 1966 production.

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LOOT – Park Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon24th August 2017Leave a Comment

What the production does do extremely well is highlight the comic values of the script, with many lines being delivered with perfect comic timing by a very capable cast.

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NEWS: Rising British stars leading the cast of Loot

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases19th June 2017Leave a Comment

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Joe Orton’s darkly comic masterpiece Loot, the Park Theatre’s forthcoming production of the play has announced initial casting news, with Calvin Demba, Sam Frenchum and Sinéad Matthews joining the company.

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NEWS: Ians McKellen & McDiarmid headline Park Theatre winter season

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases3rd April 2017Leave a Comment

Ian McKellen and Ian McDiarmid headline Park Theatre’s new winter 2017 season, which also features a never-before-seen play by Kevin Elyot and revivals of Daisy Pulls It Off and Joe Orton’s Loot.

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