Tag: history plays
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ANNA, National Theatre
Tuesday 21st May 2019
reviewIntriguing Cold War thriller is thoroughly immersive, but lacks a convincing sen…
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Small Island, National Theatre
Wednesday 1st May 2019
reviewStage version of Andrea Levy’s classic Windrush story is a fun epic that takes a…
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Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre
Thursday 21st March 2019
reviewTriumphant, if crude, West End transfer of a heartfelt account of a Renaissance …
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The Convert, Young Vic
Friday 14th December 2018
reviewThrilling revival of Black Panther Danai Gurira's 2012 play about Christianity a…
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A Very Very Very Dark Matter
Wednesday 5th December 2018
blogFavourite stage direction: “As the play begins, a three-foot by three-foot mahog…
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War Horse, National Theatre
Tuesday 13th November 2018
reviewNick Stafford’s sturdy beast rides again — and retains its colt-like freshness a…
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A Very Very Very Dark Matter
Tuesday 30th October 2018
blogText of the day: “If you were a Congolese pygmy, imprisoned for sixteen years in…
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The Sweet Science of Bruising, Southwark Playhouse
Friday 5th October 2018
reviewVictorian female pugilism drama: thoroughly heartfelt, highly original, very the…
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The Lehman Trilogy
Saturday 21st July 2018
blogText of the day: “We are merchants of money.”
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