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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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‘Fascinating & engaging piece of theatre’: THREE SISTERS – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams20th December 2019Leave a Comment

Inua Ellams’ writing is always so multifaceted and beautiful and this interpretation of Three Sisters is no exception, whether you have strong feelings on Chekhov or not.

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‘The best thing is its pitch perfect cast’: THE ANTIPODES – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams10th November 2019Leave a Comment

The Antipodes is certainly not the play for you if you want an easy, purely entertaining night at the theatre. However, if you’re willing to put in the effort and have something to chew over then it very much is for you.

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‘If you’re a Sam Shepard fan, it’s a must’: AGES OF THE MOON – The Vaults

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams25th October 2019Leave a Comment

You’d be hard pressed to see a better version of Sam Shepard’s play Ages Of The Moon.

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‘Positively bounces along on a wave of its own madness’: PETER GYNT – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams11th July 2019Leave a Comment

Peter Gynt, a new adaptation of Ibsen’s apparently unstageable Peer Gynt by David Hare, is a great success as a piece of writing and so much fun.

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‘An absolute marvel’: SWEAT – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams27th June 2019Leave a Comment

I really can’t recommend Sweat highly enough. It’s not just a great play, and a great production, it’s an actually important one.

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‘Fantastic piece of writing’: HEDGEHOG – Lion & Unicorn Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams13th June 2019Leave a Comment

The writing is brilliant, the production is brilliant and it is brilliantly performed. I would love it if Hedgehog at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre were picked up a venue like The Bush and given a chance to find a bigger audience at a theatre where you can’t hear bar chatter through the floor.

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‘The play is a wonderful thing’: SMALL ISLAND – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams4th June 2019Leave a Comment

Small Island is an absolute joy and an overdue, no reservations at all, win for Rufus Norris at the NT. There’s nothing else to say. Well except this: you must see it, immediately.

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How the Mates Rate: Death Of A Salesman at the Young Vic Theatre

In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Lisa Martland3rd June 2019

Directors Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell have brought their unique vision to one of the greatest plays of the 20th century by Arthur Miller, seen through the eyes of an African American family. So what did the Mates think of this Young Vic production of the American drama classic?

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‘An absolute belter of a thriller’: ANNA – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams2nd June 2019Leave a Comment

ANNA is such a great little show. It’s a curiosity, certainly, and it is worth seeing for the technical bravado alone. But it’s also an absolute belter of a thriller too, something which I don’t think it’s getting enough credit for.

‘If this show is saved at all, it’s by some of the acting’: RUTHERFORD & SON – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams31st May 2019Leave a Comment

Rutherford and Son is not my cup of tea. The acting does just about salvage it, or at least stop it from being a complete disaster, but it’s not enough.

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‘Best Arthur Miller production I’ve ever seen’: DEATH OF A SALESMAN – Young Vic

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams25th May 2019Leave a Comment

Directed by Marianne (actual genius) Elliott and Miranda Cromwell and featuring an African American Loman family, this Death of a Salesman is the clearest, most moving and profound vision of this play I’ve ever seen.

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‘Punchy, funny & ultimately quite uplifting’: SAD ABOUT THE COWS – Tristan Bates Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams23rd May 2019Leave a Comment

First things first, how good a title for a play is Sad About The Cows? Pretty bloody good I would argue. It’s also a pretty bloody good play, as it happens.

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‘Emotional impact comes from a genuinely great production’: ALL MY SONS – The Old Vic

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams21st May 2019Leave a Comment

All My Sons may not be my favourite Arthur Miller play but The Old Vic’s production of it is undeniably brilliant, especially the heavyweight and stunningly good cast.

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‘An absolute masterpiece of writing’: DOWNSTATE – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams18th April 2019Leave a Comment

Downstate at the National Theatre is a remarkable thing. An absolute masterpiece of writing, performed so sensitively and with such bravery.

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‘Just a beautiful thing’: GOING THROUGH – Bush Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams9th April 2019Leave a Comment

Overall Going Through is just a beautiful thing. Gorgeous writing, a stonkingly good production and a brilliant cast. Seventy-five minutes of humanity and joy. Highly recommended.

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‘Demands to be seen’: EMILIA – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams26th March 2019Leave a Comment

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s script for Emilia at the Vaudeville Theatre is spectacularly good: funny, poignant, angry and inspiring. It’s an amazing piece of theatre, yes, but it’s also something more than that. It feels like a movement, almost.

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‘Probably about as good as it could be’: ADMISSIONS – Trafalgar Studios

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Rachel Williams14th March 2019Leave a Comment

I’m genuinely not sure Admissions could be done much better than it’s done here. If you come expecting an entertaining comedy that will make you occasionally go ‘oh actually that’s a good point’ you won’t leave disappointed.

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‘Worth your time & more so than the book’: ALYS, ALWAYS – Bridge Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams8th March 2019Leave a Comment

Look, as a piece of drama Alys, Always isn’t the best thing you’ll ever see. It’s unlikely to be troubling the Olivier nominations next year I wouldn’t think. But, actually, I sort of don’t care. It’s really good fun; sheer entertainment with a little bit of something to mentally chew over after the show.

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‘Like meeting someone really cool at a party’: THE FIRST MODERN MAN – Hen & Chickens Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rachel Williams25th February 2019Leave a Comment

The First Modern Man is an hour of solidly good writing, performed with honesty and commitment, and really well staged.

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