Tag: Oscar Wilde
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Nicholas Hytner on realistic speech
Tuesday 13th June 2017
blogQuote of the day: “None of these people [Dorimant, Lady Bracknell] speak the way…
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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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Travesties, Menier Chocolate Factory
Tuesday 4th October 2016
reviewTom Hollander stars in fiendishly clever Stoppard classic which argues for the i…
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The Time Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre: An Extract
Thursday 1st October 2015
writingTake an imaginative ride through 400 years of British theatre with our fictional…
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Monday 28th July 2014
blogText of the day: “Now produce your explanation and pray make it improbable.”
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Saturday 19th July 2014
blogText of the day: “The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily.”
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Beasts and Beauties, Hampstead Theatre
Wednesday 15th December 2010
reviewThe folk tales of the Brothers Grimm get a rough and ready seasonal makeover bes…
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Salome, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 24th June 2010
reviewA contemporary slant on Oscar Wilde’s biblical fantasy completely fails to charm
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About Dandy in the Underworld
Wednesday 16th June 2010
blogIf life is just theatre, then Sebastian Horsley is a one-man costume drama.
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