Tag: Brexit
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Spring Cleaning, Arlingford Road, London
Monday 1st June 2020
writingIn the absence of live theatre during lockdown the Critic is obliged to review h…
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The Special Relationship, Soho Theatre
Tuesday 3rd March 2020
reviewVerbatim account of transatlantic deportation is an uneven mix of fact and farce…
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The Claim, Shoreditch Town Hall
Monday 24th February 2020
reviewReturn of the quietly satirical but powerfully experiential criticism of the UK’…
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Far Away, Donmar Warehouse
Wednesday 12th February 2020
reviewWell-focused revival of Caryl Churchill’s brief dystopic classic is vivid but fr…
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Death of England, National Theatre
Thursday 6th February 2020
reviewNew monologue about rage, racism and national identity is magnificent in its fur…
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The Gift, Theatre Royal Stratford East
Thursday 30th January 2020
reviewNew touring play from Eclipse is a wonderfully complex and emotionally powerful …
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About the Importance of Being Earnest
Monday 20th January 2020
blogLast week, I went for the first time to Stoke Newington’s Tower Theatre, whose c…
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Brexit revisited
Wednesday 1st January 2020
writingIs British theatre still coping with the most critical time in the nation’s rece…
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Snowflake, Kiln Theatre
Monday 16th December 2019
reviewMike Bartlett’s Christmas cracker goes with a bang — but it really takes a long …
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