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‘Sublimely atmospheric opera’: LESSONS IN LOVE & VIOLENCE – Royal Opera House

In London theatre, Opera, Opinion, Reviews by Aleks Sierz29th May 2018Leave a Comment

Lessons in Love & Violence is a deliciously cool, intellectually stimulating and tremendously suggestive reading of a brilliant piece about the politics of power, the confusion of desire and the horror of violence. If love can make us human, so can murder.

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NEWS: Hamilton, Follies, Bryan Cranston & full Critics’ Circle Awards results

In Awards, London theatre, Musicals, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Quotes, Sticky by Press Releases30th January 2018Leave a Comment

Opening just before Christmas to rave reviews, the London version of the multi-award-winning Broadway hit Hamilton has won its first major prize outside the USA – Best Musical at the 2017 Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards.






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‘Theatre design of the highest order’: FOLLIES – National Theatre

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Victoria Sadler17th December 2017Leave a Comment

I know I’m late to the party with Follies but what can I do? Such was the demand for tickets that I only finally saw it a few days ago. But, my god, was it worth the wait, or what.






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FOLLIES – National Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Olivia Mitchell9th September 2017Leave a Comment

It’s been 30 years since a fully staged production of Follies has been seen on a London stage so there’s been a huge buzz surrounding the current production at the National Theatre, which boasts a stellar cast.






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FOLLIES – National Theatre ★★★★★

In London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Reviews by Jonathan Baz9th September 2017Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since the National Theatre last revived a great song and dance extravaganza and a Sondheim one at that. But with Dominic Cooke’s production of Follies, the NT’s reputation as one of the nation’s finest creators of musical theatre is restored.






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OIL – Almeida Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz18th October 2016Leave a Comment

New epic about mothers and daughters in the age of oil is wonderfully ambitious, but deeply unhistorical.






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THE PLOUGH & THE STARS – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz28th July 2016Leave a Comment

Revival of Sean O’Casey’s modern classic shows its continued relevance, but is a bit meticulously sombre.






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HERE WE GO – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz3rd January 2016Leave a Comment

Latest short from the fab Caryl Churchill is a surprisingly intense and uncomfortable play about death, reviewed on the last night of its short season at the National’s Lyttelton Theatre.






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