Tag: history plays
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New British Drama in 15 Scenes
Saturday 29th August 2026
writingNews Flash: my latest book about contemporary British theatre, new writing and b…
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Arcadia
Wednesday 22nd July 2026
blogText of the day: “You see!”
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War Horse
Wednesday 15th July 2026
blogSong of the day: “Who’ll sing the anthems and who’ll tell the story?”
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Archduke, Royal Court
Friday 26th June 2026
reviewAmerican playwright Rajiv Joseph’s account of Serbian political assassins is a g…
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1536
Thursday 11th June 2026
blogFavourite stage direction: “England.”
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1536, Ambassadors Theatre
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
reviewHit play about three women in Tudor England is contemporary in its sensibility a…
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Please Please Me, Kiln Theatre
Friday 24th April 2026
reviewLife of Brian Epstein explored in new play which never really satisfies, being t…
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Copenhagen, Hampstead Theatre
Wednesday 8th April 2026
reviewExcellent revival of Michael Frayn’s 1998 classic about nuclear weapons, quantum…
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses, National Theatre
Tuesday 7th April 2026
reviewRevival of Christopher Hampton’s classic adaptation is highly stylized and much …
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