Tag: 1950s
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A Day by the Sea, Southwark Playhouse
Friday 6th October 2017
reviewClassic 1953 play by the English Chekhov is fascinating, but rather dated in its…
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John Osborne on playwriting
Tuesday 30th August 2016
blogQuote of the day: “I want to make people feel, to give them lessons in feeling.”
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Harold Hobson on London theatre
Friday 26th August 2016
blogOne from the archives: “An Olivier, a Gielgud, or a Richardson is presumably not…
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Karagula, Styx
Thursday 16th June 2016
reviewPhilip Ridley’s latest is an ambitious fantasy epic whose scope and majesty will…
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The Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre
Wednesday 8th June 2016
reviewTerence Rattigan’s best play stars Helen McCrory in an uncertain production that…
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Each His Own Wilderness, Orange Tree Theatre
Tuesday 21st April 2015
reviewRare revival of Doris Lessing’s 1958 play is well staged, but the text is wordy …
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Stevie, Hampstead Theatre
Wednesday 25th March 2015
reviewDespite a compelling performance by Zoë Wanamaker, this revival of a 1977 play a…
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A Taste of Honey
Tuesday 25th February 2014
blogText of the day: “At the moment it’s like my face, unblemished!”
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Roots, Donmar Warehouse
Tuesday 8th October 2013
reviewArnold Wesker’s wonderful 1959 classic about love and politics gets a rare, but …
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