Tag: farce
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The Literary Gaze
Sunday 1st September 2024
writingHere is a sample from the introduction to my latest book about postwar British t…
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Nachtland, Young Vic
Tuesday 27th February 2024
reviewMarius von Mayenburg’s latest is a satire on art and anti-Semitism — both absurd…
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The Sex Party, Menier Chocolate Factory
Wednesday 16th November 2022
reviewTerry Johnson returns with a sex comedy that is neither sexy nor funny — very di…
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About What the Butler Saw
Thursday 7th May 2020
blogOver the past couple of months, theatre reviewing has become film reviewing, and…
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Philip King savours his reviews
Tuesday 5th May 2020
blogOne from the archives: Philip King’s most famous play is the farce See How They …
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One Man, Two Guvnors, National Theatre
Thursday 2nd April 2020
reviewNT Live’s excellent film of this masterpiece of farce is now available for free …
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Corpse!, Park Theatre
Thursday 5th March 2020
reviewRevival of the celebrated comedy thriller is all plot and few laughs — and it’s …
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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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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Trafalgar Studios
Wednesday 2nd October 2019
reviewSharp and starry revival of Peter Nichols’s taboo-busting fantasia is pretty mag…
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