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NEWS: Casting is announced for the world premiere of Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases25th October 2019

Initial casting has been announced for the world premiere of Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, directed by Patrick Marber, along with a four-week extension to the run.

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Actually post-show Q&A: Grappling with the grey areas around truth & consent

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Photos, Plays by Terri Paddock20th August 2019Leave a Comment

Can we ever really know what happened between two people behind closed doors? That’s the question at the heart of Anna Zeigler’s provocative new two-hander Actually, and one the company, audience and I grappled with after last week’s performance at Trafalgar Studios.

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’Provocative & thought-provoking’: ACTUALLY – West End ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Luca Molinari19th August 2019Leave a Comment

Anna Ziegler’s Actually is a journey into sexual consent, following a drunken hook up of two college students, and the different perspectives on their encounter.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Actually at Trafalgar Studios

In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon18th August 2019Leave a Comment

Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Oscar Toeman’s production of Anna Ziegler’s new play Actually.

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‘Manyonda & Paige have excellent chemistry’: ACTUALLY – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Tim Masters15th August 2019Leave a Comment

Tom points out that the weight of evidence required for either of their stories to be believed could be “fifty percent plus a feather”. It’s a potent image that echoes throughout the play’s talky but engaging 90 minutes.

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FEATURED SHOW: Reviews are in for ‘highly watchable’ European premiere of Actually

In Features, London theatre, Native, Opinion, Photos, Plays, Sticky by Featured Content14th August 2019

Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda exude “chemistry” in the “highly watchable” and the zeitgeisty European premiere of Anna Zeigler’s Actually, which is now running at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios until 31 August 2019. We’ve rounded up review highlights below – time to get booking!

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‘Tense & gripping’: ACTUALLY – West End ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan14th August 2019Leave a Comment

Actually is a complex play that explores more than consent, it raises questions about attitudes towards sex and relationships, race, religion, upbringing and family.

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‘Thoughtful arguments grounded in a recognisable reality’: ACTUALLY – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Maryam Philpott13th August 2019Leave a Comment

Actually has its issues as a drama and the heavily discursive competing narratives approach limits how the play is staged that can feel repetitive at times, but Ziegler has created a scenario and two complicated people who feel credibly drawn.

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‘The pendulum swings both ways’: ACTUALLY – West End ★★★★

In London theatre, Native, News, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Guest Bloggers13th August 2019

Set against the backdrop of Princeton University, Actually provides a reminder that, even in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, there remain plenty of grey areas when it comes down to defining assault and determining consent.

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FIRST LOOK: One night, two people, three truths & many photos of Actually’s European premiere

In Features, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays by Featured Content8th August 2019

We’re counting down to the official opening of the European premiere of Anna Zeigler’s Actually. Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda star in this provocative new play by the author of Photograph 51. Check out our gallery of first-look production photography – and then get booking!

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New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for the European premiere of Actually in the West End

In Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays, Sticky by Terri Paddock7th August 2019Leave a Comment

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, this Friday 9 August 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock talks to Actually stars Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda. We’ve got plenty to talk about here with competing versions of the same night’s hook-up. Got any questions?

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WATCH: Yasmin Paige & Simon Manyonda discuss fake news, #MeToo & new play Actually on London Live

In Features, London theatre, Native, Plays, Video by Featured Content6th August 2019

Onstage in Actually, Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda present different versions of the same event. Can they agree in this London Live interview about the play itself?! Watch their fascinating interview with presenter Helen Wadia – and then get booking! The European premiere of Anna Ziegler’s play starts previews tonight (6 August 2019) at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios, where it runs til 31 August.

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PHOTOS: Behind the scenes with Yasmin Paige & Simon Manyonda Actually rehearsals

In Features, London theatre, Native, Photos, Plays by Press Releases5th August 2019

It’s nearly time for the European premiere of Actually, the new play by Photograph 51’s Anna Ziegler. Sneak a peek at what Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda have been getting up to in rehearsals ahead of the two-hander’s run at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios from 6 to 31 August 2019. Time to get booking!

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NEWS: Yasmin Paige & Simon Manyonda star in the Euro premiere of Anna Ziegler’s Actually

In Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Sticky by Featured Content31st July 2019

Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda star in the European premiere production of Actually, a new play by Photograph 51’s Anna Ziegler, which will run at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios from 6 to 31 August 2019, with a press night on Monday 12 August and a post-show Q&A chaired by Mate Terri Paddock on Friday 9 August.

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