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‘This is contemporary Shakespeare at its finest’: ROMEO & JULIET (National Theatre / Sky Arts)

In Films, London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster7th April 2021Leave a Comment

Jessie Buckley is astonishing as the National Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet makes the jump from stage to screen to extraordinary effect.

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‘Manages to be inherently theatrical & a successful movie experience’: ROMEO & JULIET (National Theatre / Sky Arts)

In Films, London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott6th April 2021Leave a Comment

National Theatre and Sky Arts’ hybrid theatre and film production of Romeo & Juliet has been a fascinating experiment resulting in a smart, interesting and entirely collaborative piece of art.

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‘It will do nicely’: THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN (Online review) – Shakespeare’s Globe

In London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by John Chapman31st March 2021Leave a Comment

Thirty-eight Shakespeare plays in a year, that was the aim, and the project is completed by The Two Noble Kinsmen as performed at the Globe Theatre in a 2018 production helmed by Barrie Rutter.

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Seems to have hit the appropriate moment’: TROILUS & CRESSIDA – RSC (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by John Chapman24th February 2021Leave a Comment

The RSC’s stirring production of the not often seen Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida with canny casting and a thrilling percussive score.

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‘Perfect for the season’: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA – RSC (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by John Chapman14th February 2021Leave a Comment

A rom com with a dark edge makes for good Valentine’s Day entertainment

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‘Now & again a synergy of performance, tech & location is achieved’: ROMEO & JULIET (Online review)

In Films, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Louise Penn12th February 2021Leave a Comment

This Romeo and Juliet is an inclusive and diverse production which should please those who wish to see something taking technological risks with a classic piece.

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‘Expect a fast-paced, modern, tragic version of a classic love story’: Emily Redpath stars in the new filmed production of Romeo & Juliet

In Features, Films, Interviews, Online shows, Plays, Quotes by Emma Clarendon30th January 2021Leave a Comment

Actress Emily Redpath chatted to us about starring in the new filmed production of Romeo & Juliet.

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NEWS: First image released & full casting announced for National Theatre’s Romeo & Juliet film including Adrian Lester as the Prince

In Films, London theatre, Native, News, Online shows, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases27th January 2021

A first-look image has today been released for the National Theatre’s Romeo & Juliet, a feature film for broadcast on Sky Arts and PBS this April.

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‘Will be just the kind of theatre magic we’ve all been waiting for’: SWINGIN’ THE DREAM – RSC (Online review)

In Musicals, Online shows, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews by Maryam Philpott12th January 2021Leave a Comment

The RSC, Young Vic and Theatre for a New Audience have a difficult but fascinating task ahead in re-creating lost work Swingin’ the Dream that honours the original while offering something new to modern audiences.

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‘Deftly experienced hands are shaping this new kind of experience’: MACBETH – Big Telly Theatre Company (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster18th October 2020Leave a Comment

Not quite ‘when shall we three Zoom again’, Big Telly Theatre’s imaginative online version of Macbeth has some impressive moments.

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‘The whole company impresses’: HENRY V / THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR – St Albans

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Ian Foster18th August 2020Leave a Comment

A return to live theatre is well marked by these vibrant open-air productions of Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Roman Theatre of Verulamium in St Albans.

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‘My favourite part of working in casting is meeting fresh, exciting talent’: Sydney Aldridge on the casting process for The Show Must Go Online

In Features, Interviews, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Quotes by Debbie Gilpin16th August 2020Leave a Comment

I’ve really admired the work of Sydney Aldridge throughout the course of The Show Must Go Online, so who better to talk to about casting and her experiences with this innovative Zoom theatre project?

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‘All in all, yet another brilliant show’: AS YOU LIKE IT – The Show Must Go Online (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Debbie Gilpin12th August 2020Leave a Comment

From Rome to the Forest of Arden, as The Show Must Go Online next tackles As You Like It.

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‘There is a real ensemble feel to the piece’: MEASURE FOR MEASURE – RSC (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by John Chapman8th August 2020Leave a Comment

This is Measure For Measure in a production by RSC supremo Greg Doran and set in turn of the 20th century Vienna. It is and remains a difficult play to pin down but the contemporary resonances remain inescapable.

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‘Adds some dynamism’: THE SECRET LOVE LIFE OF OPHELIA – Greenwich Theatre (Online review)

In London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott4th August 2020Leave a Comment

The Greenwich Theatre production of The Secret Love Life of Ophelia showcases a selection of excellent young performers that inadvertently asks some big questions about how we cast Hamlet in the 21st century.

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National Theatre at Home: Saving our lockdown & pointing the way for future engagement

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews by Maryam Philpott29th July 2020Leave a Comment

The National Theatre really did save lockdown and made us appreciate our phenomenal creative industries, but they may also have inadvertently pointed the way for the future as surely as National Theatre Live did in 2009.

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‘Truly lifts a mirror up to pandemic life’: BARD IN THE YARD – Park Hill Park, Croydon

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Touring by Laura Kressly17th July 2020Leave a Comment

If you can afford your own private performance, Bard in the Yard is a wonderful, gentle re-introduction to live theatre and a reminder of why we love it so much.

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‘Death haunts this play as surely as it does Hamlet’: How significant is the role of Hester in The Deep Blue Sea?

In Features, London theatre, Online shows, Opinion, Plays by Maryam Philpott15th July 2020Leave a Comment

Like Shakespeare’s greatest play, The Deep Blue Sea is grief channelled into art, aligning Hamlet and Hester as two souls enveloped by death and choosing whether to live.

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‘Hearing others cheering, clapping & laughing transports you into a new realm’: TWELFTH NIGHT – The Maltings Theatre (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon2nd July 2020Leave a Comment

Shakespeare. Theatre. Press Nights. These are all concepts we are familiar with, but in this unprecedented time of COVID-19 lockdown, for a moment we were unsure how theatre would survive.

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‘A delightful two hours of comedy, love & misunderstandings’: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Bridge Theatre ★★★★★ (Online review)

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon1st July 2020Leave a Comment

Enhancing the magic and dreamy qualities of the play, Nicholas Hytner’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a delightful two hours of comedy, love and misunderstandings.

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