Tag: myth
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Good Nights Out: A History of Popular British Theatre Since the Second World War
Friday 29th January 2021
blogYesterday, my latest book was published in paperback.
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A Streetcar Named Desire, Young Vic
Thursday 21st May 2020
reviewWorld on fire: NT Live recording of this classic Young Vic production stars Gill…
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Frankenstein, National Theatre
Thursday 30th April 2020
reviewMegahit NT Live version of this iconic tale of creative hubris features a dynami…
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Good Nights Out: A History of Popular British Theatre 1940–2015
Thursday 12th December 2019
blogThis time, I have taken a critical look at about 75 years of British theatre his…
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Citysong, Soho Theatre
Tuesday 18th June 2019
reviewThis poetic journey through time and space in Dublin is beautifully written, but…
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Top Girls, National Theatre
Wednesday 3rd April 2019
reviewEnjoyably high-definition revival of Caryl Churchill’s 1982 feminist classic get…
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Mood Music
Friday 25th May 2018
blogText of the day: “It drives me mad.”
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Salomé, National Theatre
Tuesday 9th May 2017
reviewNew twist on the biblical story gets bogged down in a portentous, verbose and ov…
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Valhalla, Theatre 503
Saturday 3rd October 2015
reviewAward-winning new play about scientific ethics and marital strains is intimate, …
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