Tag: epic theatre
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The Great Wave, National Theatre
Monday 19th March 2018
reviewBrilliant new thriller about Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea is both e…
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The Divide, Old Vic
Wednesday 7th February 2018
reviewAlan Ayckbourn’s epic, very, very long satire on religion and sexual segregation…
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Salomé, National Theatre
Tuesday 9th May 2017
reviewNew twist on the biblical story gets bogged down in a portentous, verbose and ov…
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The Ferryman, Royal Court
Wednesday 3rd May 2017
reviewNew epic from Jerusalem playwright Jez Butterworth is a breathtaking, if heartle…
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The Treatment, Almeida Theatre
Friday 28th April 2017
reviewColourful, vivid and relevant revival of Martin Crimp’s 1993 epic tale of New Yo…
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Filthy Business, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 16th March 2017
reviewNew comedy epic about a family-run business has an amazing central performance f…
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Anders Lustgarten on Caravaggio
Sunday 12th February 2017
blogQuote of the day: “The first time I saw The Seven Acts of Mercy, in the Pio Mont…
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Dubailand, Finborough Theatre
Monday 6th February 2017
reviewNew epic drama set in Dubai is adventurous, original and well-written, if slight…
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They Drink It in the Congo, Almeida Theatre
Tuesday 23rd August 2016
reviewNew play about Africa’s deadliest conflict is more of a heroic failure than a su…
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