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This production sets its own agenda, all with the express blessing of the text, and the result is an energised, specific reading which focuses on loss, terror, friendship, rights and wrongs. Silence and pain. Fear and, eventually, hope. Together, Balaban and Higgins make this…
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Rob Compton is quite remarkable in the title role here. The pain and anger and fear he expresses through vocal guttural cries combined with the way he uses h…
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The acting is of the highest order. Every word, every pause, every gesture - all is precisely calibrated and thoughtfully designed to ensure maximum interest…
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It's soon to arrive in London. For a show that has been running for a year on Broadway, it is in tight, taut and terrific shape. Not a single person is dragg…
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Turgenev's play is a delightful confection - putting raw emotion up against the rigours of society and the practicality of humankind. It has an intricate yet…
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What a great idea for a concert: six performers, a narrator and a small orchestra looking at the product of the fruitful collaboration between Hal Prince and…
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The second scene begins in darkness, palpably urgent as the Man returns from the river, alone, and desperately tries to call the police. The Woman is missing…
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For both Joan and Ivy, their lives are about to change, even if they themselves cannot, but James Hogan leaves us with little hope that it will be a change f…
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Seriously - anyone interested in good productions of musicals should hot foot it to Manchester to catch Bond's work. The puppet plants which Olié produces he…
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Cleverly and imaginatively crafted, Almost, Maine is a delightful show that will warm the coldest of hearts this winter.
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Tamsin Greig is the lead performer here. She is perfect for the acting requirements. She has style, a sense of whimsical élan and a marvellous comic ability.…
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Jim is not the only character whose gender is changed, but his change is the most significant. It's not that it is a bad or fatal choice - it is, however, a …
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Where there should be style, there is smut; where there should be grace, there is gurning; where there should be passion there is pointlessness. Anything Goe…
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