Tag: 1950s
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The Mousetrap reopening cancelled
Tuesday 29th September 2020
blogAgatha Christie’s The Mousetrap — the longest running show in the history of the…
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Binkie offers an actor a lift
Sunday 10th February 2019
blogOne from the archives: producer Hugh Binkie Beaumont, who dominated the West End…
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Pack of Lies, Menier Chocolate Factory
Tuesday 2nd October 2018
reviewCold War surveillance drama is interesting enough, but its old-fashioned qualiti…
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Home, I’m Darling
Sunday 9th September 2018
blogText of the day: “People were kinder, I think.”
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Home, I’m Darling, National Theatre
Monday 13th August 2018
reviewLaura Wade’s return to the stage is a bright satire about marriage and nostalgic…
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The Mousetrap, St Martin’s Theatre
Monday 26th February 2018
reviewThe longest-running play in world history is in good shape, despite the lacklust…
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The Birthday Party
Wednesday 31st January 2018
blogText of the day: “Stan, don’t let them tell you what to do!”
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Witness for the Prosecution
Monday 8th January 2018
blogText of the day: “I assure you, Sir Wilfred, I played it dead straight.”
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Witness for the Prosecution, London County Hall
Monday 23rd October 2017
reviewIn the Brexit era, this site-specific revival of Agatha Christie’s 1953 courtroo…
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