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‘Stylised dialogue, questionable gender politics & a too literal setting’: THE WOODS -Southwark Playhouse

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott10th March 2022Leave a Comment

The Woods feels decidedly old-fashioned in style and structure, using its characters as ciphers for David Mamet’s abstract conclusions about relationships between men and women.

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‘A fascinating portrait of the East End today’: THERE IS A FIELD – Theatre 503

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

There is a Field, a new play about two East End brothers is a strongly felt account of Islamism and addiction – cracking stuff.

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‘Conventional – if consistently enjoyable’: LOVE FROM A STRANGER – Touring ★★★

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin8th June 2018Leave a Comment

Dark undercurrents flow beneath the surface of Fiery Angel and the Royal & Derngate, Northampton’s touring production of Love From a Stranger.

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‘Where the play flounders, the production remains enjoyable & stylish’: LOVE FROM A STRANGER – Touring

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Not Exactly Billington12th May 2018Leave a Comment

Here, Agatha Christie’s and Frank Vosper’s 1936 play is in the assured hands of Lucy Bailey in a production for the Royal & Derngate. Where the play flounders, the production remains enjoyable, stylish, and – surprisingly – manages to avoid the absurd.

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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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NEWS: Simon Stephens’ Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle stars Anne-Marie Duff and Kenneth Cranham

In London theatre, Musicals, News, Plays by Ian Foster22nd June 2017Leave a Comment

Elliott & Harper Productions have announced their first West End show in the form of Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, a Simon Stephens play which will take up residency at the Wyndham’s from October. Rather excitingly, it stars Anne-Marie Duff and Kenneth Cranham.

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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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