Chekhov classic from the team behind the West End hit Summer and Smoke is too middle of the road
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Text of the Day: One for Sorrow
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‘Tragedy goes hand-in-hand with farce’: PITY – Royal Court Theatre
Now, on the main stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Rory Mullarkey’s leftfield fantasy, Pity, offers a surreal state-of-the-world account of our society, and of its discombobulations.
Text of the Day: One for Sorrow
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
‘Deftly shows individual moments of grief’: ONE FOR SORROW – Royal Court Theatre
Are morals dropped at the first sign of trouble and civilised people will ‘devour’ each other? Written by Cordelia Lynn and directed by James Macdonald, One For Sorrow examines this hypothesis up close.
‘A play for both your brain & your pulse’: ONE FOR SORROW – Royal Court Theatre
One For Sorrow may run out of steam a bit in its second act, but One For Sorrow remains a play for both your brain and your pulse. Explosive.
‘Impressive work from a playwright to be taken seriously’: ONE FOR SORROW – Royal Court Theatre ★★★★
For all my scepticism about the views expressed by some characters, I decidedly think this is impressive work from a playwright to be taken seriously and it’s only very slightly too long and under-resolved.
‘Raises expectations it doesn’t quite deliver on’: ONE FOR SORROW – Royal Court Theatre
It could be the November 2015 Paris terror attacks, except this time it’s happening in London. And it is also the powerful start of Cordelia Lynn’s new play, One for Sorrow, which has just opened at the Royal Court’s upstairs studio space.
Royal Court announces 10 premieres as part of 2018 season and reopening of Samuel French Bookshop in foyer
The new Royal Court season, announced today includes a total of tene world premieres – among them works by Mark Ravenhill, Debbie Tucker Green and Anthony Neilson, plus actress Ellie Kendrick’s writing debut.
Royal Court announces 10 premieres as part of 2018 season and reopening of Samuel French Bookshop in foyer
The new Royal Court season, announced today includes a total of tene world premieres – among them works by Mark Ravenhill, Debbie Tucker Green and Anthony Neilson, plus actress Ellie Kendrick’s writing debut.