Tag: history plays
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Grief, National Theatre
Wednesday 21st September 2011
reviewThe long-awaited new play by national treasure Mike Leigh is set in the 1950s an…
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Little Eagles, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 21st April 2011
reviewEpic new historical play about Soviet cosmonauts is both too long and too unfocu…
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Blood and Gifts, National Theatre
Tuesday 14th September 2010
reviewWeak new play about the war in Afghanistan looks back to the 1980s instead of ta…
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Danton’s Death, National Theatre
Friday 30th July 2010
reviewBüchner classic gets the magic Michael Grandage treatment — and stars the charis…
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The Late Middle Classes, Donmar Warehouse
Wednesday 2nd June 2010
reviewRevival of Simon Gray’s play starts rather slowly but then delivers a very power…
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Canary, Hampstead Theatre
Monday 24th May 2010
reviewGay epic that spans three historical eras and offers an entertaining evening of …
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Andersen’s English, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 8th April 2010
reviewDisappointing effort from Sebastian Barry about the meeting of Dickens and Hans …
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Chronicles of Long Kesh, Tricycle Theatre
Tuesday 16th March 2010
reviewNew play about the Northern Irish prison is lite on politics, but strong on Moto…
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Dunsinane, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 18th February 2010
reviewDavid Greig’s terrific sequel to Macbeth is subtle, epic and metaphorical — grea…
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