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It's not that this is a bad play; it's more that it is not really a play at all. It's a series of separate scenes, mostly two-handers, which chiefly concern the central character, Jackie. It doesn't really have any compelling over-arching theme, there is no lyrical, poetic or …
Stephen Collins
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As with so many theatres of a certain age, the bar at the Theatre Royal is proudly lined with photos of bygone productions from the golden age of repertory t…
Tim Hochstrasser
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Act Two is practically perfect. It starts with a fabulous number for the girls, Glorious, and it never looks back. It's full of great music from Goodall and …
Stephen Collins
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Betts' adaptation (re-imagining is perhaps more accurate) certainly tries to evoke the same effect Chekhov must have had on his original audiences. There is …
Stephen Collins
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It’s exactly as bleak as it sounds; the entire play is one long, petty, extended, circular argument, stretched over nine miserable years. There’s very little…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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The King’s Head has a notable tradition in supporting contemporary drama on gay themes, but sadly as things stand this new 65-minute play by And Davies does …
Tim Hochstrasser
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This is a play where the inhabitants of a Nunnery are slain by poisoned porridge; where the daughter of a Jew becomes a Christian Nun, twice; where, having p…
Stephen Collins
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In this theatre season where commemoration and remembrance of the outbreak of the First World War are much to the fore, many of the most successful dramatic …
Tim Hochstrasser
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Please do chase down this wonderful, life-affirming production at one of the several intriguing venues that lie ahead on its current tour – you will not regr…
Tim Hochstrasser
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Sadly this fine adaptation has a very brief run – I do hope another theatre can be persuaded to allow us to experience this play with this cast once more - a…
Tim Hochstrasser
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This adaptation of 1984 is a modern masterpiece. Get your tickets now, before they take you to Room 101.
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Findlay's production of The Merchant Of Venice, like all great productions of Shakespeare, is brimming with ideas, spoken with assurance and intelligence, an…
Stephen Collins
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I and the Village may be the best piece of new writing you’ll see at a pub theatre this year.
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If the Chef was a type of food it would be a selection of pre-dinner canapés – small but perfectly formed. However, ultimately you are left wanting a little …
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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