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‘Moving & sympathetic portrayal of a complex man’: CHAPLIN: BIRTH OF A TRAMP – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Ticket recommendations by Shanine Salmon16th February 2020Leave a Comment

Chaplin: Birth of a Tramp is a sensitive and interesting take on Chaplin, looking at the artist behind the art and continues to showcase Arrows and Traps as a innovative company.

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‘Incredible sensitivity & intelligence’: CHAPLIN: BIRTH OF A TRAMP – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Ticket recommendations by Fairy Powered Productions10th February 2020Leave a Comment

Chaplin: Birth of a Tramp is an enthralling and emotive production with an unforgettable central performance – another unmissable show from Arrows & Traps.

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‘Playful & intermittently powerful’: TOM BROWN’S SCHOOL DAYS – Union Theatre

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Ian Foster16th January 2020Leave a Comment

A musical adaptation of Tom Brown’s School Days at the Union Theatre has some moments, and performances, to treasure.

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A classic given new life’: TOM BROWN’S SCHOOL DAYS – Union Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Fairy Powered Productions11th January 2020Leave a Comment

The Phil Willmott Company’s Essential Classics Season 2020, celebrating the 75th anniversary of V.E. Day, opens with a stirring adaptation of Tom Brown’s School Days.

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‘A roisteringly absurd tale of London life’: AFTER DARK – Finborough Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves30th June 2019Leave a Comment

What the hell more do you want of a night out over a pub? Hurry to After Dark at the Finborough Theatre. It’ll take your mind off Boris…

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‘Bio that turns into something far more intriguing’: TARO – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster3rd February 2019Leave a Comment

If Taro is to be Arrows & Traps’ final production, then it’s a hell of a high note to go out on. Bringing together so much of what has made them an enjoyable and enlightening company to follow.

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‘An illuminating work of biography’: GENTLEMAN JACK – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster21st January 2019Leave a Comment

it is pleasing to see that Ross McGregor’s new play Gentleman Jack respects its subject enough to give a full picture of their life.

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‘As enlightening as it is entertaining’: GENTLEMAN JACK – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer20th January 2019Leave a Comment

Gentleman Jack shines a light not only on Anne Lister’s life and legacy as both a woman and a lesbian, but also on the rigid 19th century attitudes that she set out to challenge.

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‘A fresh take on the emotional stasis at the heart of the play’: THREE SISTERS – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster29th March 2018Leave a Comment

Chekhov’s Three Sisters, presented here by Arrows and Traps in a new version by Ross McGregor, continues that strong tradition, paring back the starch to locate a real emotional directness to the trials of the Prozorov sisters.

‘A fresh take on the emotional stasis at the heart of the play’: THREE SISTERS – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster29th March 2018Leave a Comment

Chekhov’s Three Sisters, presented here by Arrows and Traps in a new version by Ross McGregor, continues that strong tradition, paring back the starch to locate a real emotional directness to the trials of the Prozorov sisters.

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‘Stylish & beautifully acted piece of storytelling’: THREE SISTERS – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

In Comedy, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer27th March 2018Leave a Comment

While Three Sisters perhaps lacks a little of the cinematic grandeur we’ve seen in Arrows and Traps’ earlier work, this is still, without doubt, a stylish and beautifully acted piece of storytelling.

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JAMAICA INN – Tabard Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Anne Cox20th November 2017Leave a Comment

London’s Theatre Lab Company has triumphed with Lisa Evans’ dark and atmospheric adaptation of the Daphne Du Maurier classic, Jamaica Inn. It’s a thrilling production with, at its heart, a luminous performance by Kimberley Jarvis as the spirited heroine.

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