Tag: Irish history
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The 4th Country, Park Theatre
Friday 14th January 2022
reviewNorthern Ireland’s contemporary problems get a sympathetic and intriguing meta t…
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About Continuity
Tuesday 26th May 2020
blogYesterday, I took a break from my sunny local park and turned a room in my house…
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Aristocrats
Wednesday 22nd August 2018
blogText of the day: “Recurring cultural, political and social modes in the upper st…
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Aristocrats, Donmar Warehouse
Thursday 9th August 2018
reviewAnti-naturalistic revival of Brian Friel’s elegiac tribute to the Catholic nobil…
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The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Monday 6th August 2018
blogText of the day: “I will plod on, I know, but no sense to it will there be with …
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The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Noël Coward Theatre
Thursday 5th July 2018
reviewExcellent revival of Martin McDonagh classic sizzles with irresistible linguisti…
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Translations
Monday 18th June 2018
blogText of the day: “We should all be learning to speak English.”
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The Ferryman, Royal Court
Wednesday 3rd May 2017
reviewNew epic from Jerusalem playwright Jez Butterworth is a breathtaking, if heartle…
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The Plough and the Stars
Thursday 4th August 2016
blogText of the day: “There isn’t much notice taken of a pretty petticoat of a night…
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