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‘The beauty of Shanley’s play is that nothing is black & white’: DOUBT – Chichester

In Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Ian Foster14th February 2022Leave a Comment

Monica Dolan is more than worth the journey in Lia Williams’ striking production of Doubt: A Parable at Chichester Festival Theatre.

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‘A powerful, intense & thought-provoking play of moral uncertainty’: DOUBT – Chichester ★★★★★

In Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Fairy Powered Productions2nd February 2022Leave a Comment

The story is told in 90 riveting minutes in conversations between just four actors who portrayed their characters with impeccable dynamism.

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‘An interesting set of responses to some classic plays’: YOUNG VIC DIGITAL (Online review)

In London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by John Chapman15th September 2021Leave a Comment

The first tranche of Young Vic Digital consists of pieces written in response to a main house production. Here they are in chronological order of the time the original plays were written.

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‘Absorbing & thrilling & touching’: THE SHRINE / BED AMONG THE LENTILS – Bridge Theatre ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves18th September 2020Leave a Comment

The Talking Heads monologues The Shrine and Bed Among the Lentils are absorbing and thrilling and touching and – here is the surprise – amid Alan Bennett’s wry pathos the playlets are often enormously funny.

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‘Hytner has envisaged both stories with considerable care’: THE SHRINE / BED AMONG THE LENTILS – Bridge Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott15th September 2020Leave a Comment

The Bridge Theatre’s most savvy decision is in teaming The Shrine with Bed Among the Lentils, placing together two of our finest actors who effortless and regularly transition between stage and screen – Monica Dolan and Lesley Manville.

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NEWS: Bridge Theatre announces plans to reopen with star-studded rep season

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases10th August 2020

London Theatre Company has announced its repertoire plans to reopen the Bridge Theatre during September and October 2020, “assuming that the Government gives the go ahead for indoor performances with socially distanced audiences”.

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‘These short pieces will provide valuable testimony for what people got up to in the great pandemic’: UNPRECEDENTED – Headlong Theatre (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Reviews by John Chapman18th June 2020Leave a Comment

Life as it is currently lived in 14 playlets: Most of the plays are about ten minutes in duration and punch well above their weight featuring writing by the likes of James Graham and April de Angelis.

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11 actresses I’d love to see onstage more often post-lockdown

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Rev Stan13th June 2020Leave a Comment

While there might not be quite as many meaty stage roles for actresses as there are actors (is that changing?), the plethora of acting talent I’ve seen over the past 10 years made this quite tricky to narrow down.

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NEWS: Nicholas Hytner remakes Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads during lockdown

In Native, News, Online shows, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases28th April 2020

Filming has begun on new productions of Alan Bennett’s critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning Talking Heads monologues, to be broadcast on BBC One with an all-star cast.

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‘Haunting, both actual & metaphorical, is at its heart’: APPROPRIATE – Donmar Warehouse

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz2nd September 2019Leave a Comment

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Appropriate is a brilliantly acute and entertaining, if a bit depressing, deconstruction of the great American family drama.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Appropriate at the Donmar Warehouse

In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon30th August 2019Leave a Comment

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Ola Ince’s production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Appropriate.

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‘Fascinating stuff’: APPROPRIATE – Donmar Warehouse ★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Carole Woddis29th August 2019Leave a Comment

Donmar Warehouse, London ***
Box office:   020 3282 3808 (No booking fees, £1 postage fee may apply)                    Telephone Mon-Sat 10am-6pm …

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‘Heart-wrenching performances’: APPROPRIATE – Donmar Warehouse ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan28th August 2019Leave a Comment

Appropriate isn’t my favourite Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play but it has enough in it of what I love about his writing to enjoy.

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‘The past is never just the past’: APPROPRIATE – Donmar Warehouse

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott27th August 2019Leave a Comment

Jacobs-Jenkins explores how even fairly recent national history can be sanitised and reduced when examined from only one perspective in Appropriate at the Donmar Warehouse.

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NEWS: Michael Longhurst announces inaugural season as Donmar Warehouse artistic director

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases2nd April 2019Leave a Comment

Michael Longhurst has announced his first season as artistic director of London’s Donmar Warehouse, which will include one full-length world premiere, two UK premieres and two major revivals, the first helmed by Longhurst himself.

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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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