Tag: national identity
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Max Stafford-Clark on British theatre
Tuesday 5th September 2017
blogQuote of the day: “Theatre is veering towards entertainment rather than to provo…
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Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain, Jermyn Street Theatre
Wednesday 5th July 2017
reviewStage adaptation of the second world war bestseller is occasionally funny, but i…
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Filthy Business, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 16th March 2017
reviewNew comedy epic about a family-run business has an amazing central performance f…
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My Country; A Work in Progress, National Theatre
Friday 10th March 2017
reviewThe poet laureate’s verbatim play about Brexit sinks into journalistic and unthe…
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Dead Funny
Friday 11th November 2016
blogText of the day: “The comic traditions of this small island are the envy of the …
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Dead Funny, Vaudeville Theatre
Monday 7th November 2016
reviewWest End revival of Terry Johnson’s 1994 masterpiece is a hilarious and stimulat…
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Oil
Sunday 23rd October 2016
blogText of the day: “Damned bad luck.”
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The Dresser, Duke of York’s Theatre
Thursday 13th October 2016
reviewGreat work from Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith saves a nostalgic drama from wall…
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Diary of a Madman, Gate Theatre
Tuesday 6th September 2016
reviewScottish Gogol adaptation is a thrillingly contemporary account of damaged mascu…
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