Tag: consumer capitalism
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One Day When We Were Young, Park Theatre
Monday 3rd March 2025
reviewRevival of Nick Payne’s 2011 time-hopping love story is restrained by the slende…
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The Years, Harold Pinter Theatre
Tuesday 4th February 2025
reviewNobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s bestselling book gets an enjoyable if problema…
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Roots
Thursday 7th November 2024
blogText of the day: “Oh yes, we turn on the radio or a TV maybe, or we go to the pi…
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An Enemy of the People, Duke of York’s Theatre
Wednesday 21st February 2024
reviewThomas Ostermeier’s West End debut stars Matt Smith and features a punk vibe, bu…
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Hope Has a Happy Meal, Royal Court
Friday 9th June 2023
reviewSurreal new play by Tom Fowler satirizes corporate consumer capitalism, while ce…
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Breathless, Soho Theatre
Monday 13th February 2023
reviewOne-woman show about hoarding clothes is slender but both heartfelt and heartwar…
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All We Need Is Music, Sweet Music (Sweet Music)
Thursday 1st October 2020
writingFrom the archives: the Critic takes an angry look at London’s West End theatre
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White Pearl, Royal Court
Thursday 16th May 2019
reviewNew satire about the cosmetics industry and race plays with stereotypes, but is …
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The Price
Monday 18th February 2019
blog“Years ago a person, he was unhappy, didn’t know what to do with himself — he’d …
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