Tag: farce
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Unreachable, Royal Court
Friday 15th July 2016
reviewAnthony Neilson’s newly devised piece is both a comic masterpiece and a disappoi…
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French Without Tears, Orange Tree Theatre
Tuesday 13th October 2015
reviewRare revival of Terence Rattigan’s first smash hit about young Englishmen in a F…
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Dinner with Saddam, Menier Chocolate Factory
Tuesday 22nd September 2015
reviewComedy about the former Iraqi dictator starts quite well, but then eventually ge…
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Ray Cooney on writing
Tuesday 25th March 2014
blogQuote of the day: “I segued into writing when I was in a play at the Whitehall t…
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Two Into One, Menier Chocolate Factory
Wednesday 19th March 2014
reviewVintage Ray Cooney farce from 1984 is fitfully funny, but too conventional to be…
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Hysteria, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 12th September 2013
reviewSpirited revival of Terry Johnson’s brilliantly witty psychoanalytic farce from …
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See How They Run
Tuesday 10th September 2013
blogText of the day: “Sergeant, arrest most of these vicars at once.”
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About Noises Off
Thursday 15th December 2011
blogYesterday, in a spirit of seasonal pleasure hunting, I saw Michael Frayn’s Noise…
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Yes, Prime Minister, Apollo Theatre
Friday 8th July 2011
reviewThe classic TV serial takes to the stage like a politician to a pay rise, but la…
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