Tag: absurdism
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On Bear Ridge, Royal Court
Saturday 26th October 2019
reviewFirst Ed Thomas play for 15 years is a post-apocalyptic metaphor-fest, tragic, l…
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One for Sorrow, Royal Court
Tuesday 26th June 2018
reviewSmart and powerful new play about fear, terror and middle-class prejudices outst…
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B, Royal Court
Saturday 30th September 2017
reviewNew Chilean play about terrorism is at first promisingly satirical, but ends up …
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Harold Pinter on meaning
Tuesday 17th January 2017
blogOne from the archives: “Once, many years ago, I found myself engaged uneasily in…
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No Man’s Land
Wednesday 12th October 2016
blogText of the day: “My career, I admit it freely, has been chequered.”
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No Man’s Land, Wyndham’s Theatre
Saturday 17th September 2016
reviewRevival of Pinter’s 1975 classic is a model of clarity, but raises questions abo…
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The Caretaker, Old Vic
Monday 11th April 2016
reviewAtmospheric revival of Harold Pinter’s psychological drama is too long and too e…
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The Homecoming, Trafalgar Studios
Saturday 21st November 2015
reviewThe starry 50th anniversary revival of a modern classic is very bold, but also v…
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Islands, Bush Theatre
Monday 19th January 2015
reviewIslands, a new show about offshore tax havens, is luridly absurdist, but the end…
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