Tag: history plays
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Written on Skin, Royal Opera House
Monday 11th March 2013
reviewCrimp and Mitchell’s latest venture into the world of contemporary opera is a da…
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The Dark Earth and the Light Sky, Almeida Theatre
Friday 16th November 2012
reviewHistory play about poets Edward Thomas and Robert Frost is a rather quiet and un…
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Red Velvet
Friday 26th October 2012
blogText of the day: “London is a limited pocket of work.”
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55 Days, Hampstead Theatre
Wednesday 24th October 2012
reviewMark Gatiss is every inch the doomed king in Howard Brenton’s new, and relevant,…
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Red Velvet, Tricycle Theatre
Tuesday 16th October 2012
reviewAdrian Lester excels in this imperfect recreation of an episode from Regency the…
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Dead on Her Feet, Arcola Theatre
Wednesday 3rd October 2012
reviewRemake of the 1969 film They Shoot Horses Don’t They? is a bit too thin to be a …
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Mary Shelley, Tricycle Theatre
Thursday 14th June 2012
reviewShared Experience return with a tediously long-winded and rather unsatisfying do…
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Chariots of Fire, Hampstead Theatre
Tuesday 22nd May 2012
reviewAs the London Olympics beckon, Ed Hall’s timely version of the 1981 film is too …
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Edward Bond on Bingo
Thursday 15th March 2012
blogQuote of the day: “My account rather flatters Shakespeare.”
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