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‘Foy & Smith seem to have found a new way of interacting at a distance’: LUNGS – Old Vic (Online review)

In London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by John Chapman7th July 2020Leave a Comment

This was the production of Lungs live streamed from the actual stage of the Old Vic with real actors in real time as part of its In Camera project.

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‘This is our humanity. And sheer genius’ – Andrew Scott in SEA WALL

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz21st May 2020Leave a Comment

Lockdown occasionally spawns some real delights. Like the surprise appearance of a strange creature from the profoundest depths. One of these must be Andrew Scott’s superb performance in Simon Stephens’s Sea Wall.

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The best play I’ve seen for each of the past 10 years (aka the agony-to-choose list)

In Broadway, Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Rev Stan6th May 2020Leave a Comment

Not to let a decade of theatre bloggery go by without marking the occasion, to kick things off, I’ve compiled a list of my favourite play for each year I’ve been blogging. It has been fun revisiting my best-of lists but absolute agony narrowing each list down to just one.

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10 wish-list productions for future National Theatre At Home screenings

In Broadway, Features, London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays by Debbie Gilpin9th April 2020Leave a Comment

Following on from the instant success of National Theatre At Home streaming event, it’s got me thinking about all the other wonderful NT Live screenings that I’d love to come to the small screen as part of this series. I have narrowed it down to my top 10.

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NEWS: West End & UK theatres to close with immediate effect

In London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases16th March 2020

In light of the continued coronavirus emergency and advice from Prime Minister Boris Johnson that people should avoid “pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues” during the pandemic, SOLT and UK Theatre has announced that member venues will close from the evening of Monday 16 March 2020.

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NEWS: Death Of A Salesman, Rosmersholm, Cyrano plus & Juliet lead the Olivier Awards 2020 nominations

In Awards, London theatre, Musicals, Native, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases3rd March 2020

The nominations have been announced for this year’s Olivier Awards which take place on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall.

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Text of the Day: Endgame

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz27th February 2020Leave 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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NEWS: Acting honours for Andrew Scott, Sharon D Clarke & Juliet Stevenson & Jamie Lloyd is named Best Director at Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards

In Awards, London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Photos, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases11th February 2020

Andrew Scott, Sharon D. Clarke, Juliet Stevenson, Sam Tutty and Hammed Animashaun have won the top acting honours at the 2019 Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards.

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Best of the Blogs: Death of England, Endgame, Chaplin, The Jury & The Gift

In London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Lisa Martland11th February 2020

In our continuing series, editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 9 February 2020), including Ian Foster seeing Rafe Spall give a career-defining performance in the National Theatre’s production of Death of England.

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‘It is Cumming’s performance which you are drawn to’: ENDGAME – Old Vic ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan10th February 2020Leave a Comment

It is stuffed dogs, ladders and individual performances in Endgame which stay with me rather than anything more philosophical about the human condition.

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‘The satisfying bleakness of the text is allowed to breathe’: ENDGAME – Old Vic

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz8th February 2020Leave a Comment

A star cast led by Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Cumming and Jane Horrocks make light work of the Beckett classic Endgame.

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Mind the Blog reflects on a theatre wish list for 2020

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Debbie Gilpin3rd January 2020Leave a Comment

Mind the Blog has a fairly wide-ranging wish list of things I hope to see, including major shows such as Sunday in the Park with George, Evita, Magic Goes Wrong, Uncle Vanya and the Jamie Lloyd Company residency at the Playhouse Theatre.

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From Come From Away to The Antipodes: Top 10 Shows of 2019

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Not Exactly Billington24th December 2019Leave a Comment

Here’s our Top 10 list for 2019 with three musicals – Come From Away, Curve’s West Side Story and the touring production of Amelie dominating the top spots.

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View From The Circle’s Top Ten Shows of the Year

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams23rd December 2019Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again… here’s View From the Circle’s Top Ten shows of 2019.

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‘Will make your heart leap’: A CHRISTMAS CAROL – The Old Vic

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves6th December 2019Leave a Comment

This freshened-up and first-rate production of A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic sees Paterson Joseph giving one of the performances of his life, his humanity simply erupting onto the stage.

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NEWS: Acting honours go to Andrew Scott & Maggie Smith at 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards while Sweat wins Best Play

In Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Press Releases24th November 2019

Acting honours go to Andrew Scott & Maggie Smith at the 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards while Sweat wins Best Play.

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‘Sure to provide food for thought’: LUNGS – The Old Vic ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Kirsty Herrington29th October 2019Leave a Comment

One of the hottest tickets of the year, the Old Vic’s revival of Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs sees The Crown royalty Claire Foy and Matt Smith reuniting.

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‘Prefers buffoonery over analysis’: A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON – Old Vic

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz13th September 2019Leave a Comment

Lucy Prebble’s latest tells the story of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in A Very Expensive Poison, but prefers buffoonery over analysis.

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‘Unlikely to either open minds or stimulate them’: A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON – Old Vic

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon7th September 2019Leave a Comment

Though it’s in places informative, A Very Expensive Poison is a very expensive means of sapping the intrigue and human interest from one man’s inhumane death

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‘Using theatre to entertain & appal’: A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON – Old Vic Theatre ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves6th September 2019Leave a Comment

Marina Litvinenko’s final address in A Very Expensive Poison, reminding us of our political cowardice and idly greedy tolerance of crooked Russian money in our capital city, will bring theatres to their feet in admiration for her and shame at our shabbiness. It needed telling.

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