Tag: adaptation
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A Monster Calls, Old Vic
Tuesday 17th July 2018
reviewAdaptation of Patrick Ness’s bestseller is coolly efficient, but rather unexciti…
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The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre
Thursday 12th July 2018
reviewThrillingly epic account of a defining American institution delights in three su…
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Imperium, Gielgud Theatre
Wednesday 4th July 2018
reviewThe RSC’s epic two-evening adaptation of Robert Harris’s Cicero books reaches th…
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Donmar Warehouse
Tuesday 12th June 2018
reviewNew version of the Muriel Spark classic stars the wonderful Lia Williams, but la…
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Electra, The Bunker Theatre
Thursday 1st March 2018
reviewNew update on Greek tragedy has some neat moments, with exciting music, but is o…
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Jubilee, Lyric Hammersmith
Wednesday 21st February 2018
reviewAppallingly inept stage version of Derek Jarman’s cult punk film fails to rock
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The Slaves of Solitude, Hampstead Theatre
Monday 30th October 2017
reviewNew adaptation of obscure Patrick Hamilton novel is thinly written and lacks a d…
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Jane Eyre
Sunday 8th October 2017
blogFavourite stage direction: “A drone.”
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Jane Eyre, National Theatre
Wednesday 27th September 2017
reviewWelcome return of Sally Cookson’s stupendous stage adaptation of Charlotte Bront…
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