Tag: new writing
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Punk Rock, Lyric Hammersmith
Wednesday 9th September 2009
reviewSimon Stephens’s latest play is a powerful, poetic and emotional portrayal of ni…
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The Skull Beneath the Skin
Tuesday 1st September 2009
writingIn 1920, T S Eliot published ‘Whispers of Immortality’, whose opening lines sum …
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Pornography, Tricycle Theatre
Friday 7th August 2009
reviewBrilliantly written, imaginatively conceived and stylishly staged account of a t…
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On Simon Stephens
Monday 30th March 2009
blogOn Friday I left Pirate Dog at home and went to a book launch, hosted by Methuen…
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About Parlour Song
Friday 27th March 2009
blogWhat are the elements of theatrical pleasure?
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About The New Electric Ballroom
Thursday 5th March 2009
blogI have finally managed to catch up with Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom (…
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Scanning the Horizon (New Writing 2008)
Sunday 1st February 2009
writingIn ‘LDN’, her hymn to the mysterious joys of the UK metropolis, Lily Allen sings…
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Gone Too Far!, Royal Court
Monday 28th July 2008
reviewAnother outing for Bola Agbaje’s powerful and brilliantly staged debut drama abo…
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Reality Sucks (New Writing 2007)
Thursday 1st May 2008
writingThe distinguished film director David Lean once said, “Reality is a bore.”
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