Tag: playwriting
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Winter Solstice, Orange Tree Theatre
Thursday 19th January 2017
reviewNew play about the civilized face of fascism is fascinating, but also a bit flaw…
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Harold Pinter on meaning
Tuesday 17th January 2017
blogOne from the archives: “Once, many years ago, I found myself engaged uneasily in…
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John Osborne on journalism
Wednesday 4th January 2017
blogOne from the archives: “I must make myself clear about this question of identity…
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G Wilson Knight on Shakespeare
Thursday 1st December 2016
blogQuote of the month: “Tolstoy was genuinely pained and perplexed by his inability…
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The Children, Royal Court
Thursday 24th November 2016
reviewDrama about generational tension and nuclear disaster is rather metaphor-heavy a…
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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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Howard Brenton on theatre aesthetics
Thursday 3rd November 2016
blogQuote of the day: “The Rules of Aesthetics Set Down: There are two rules of aest…
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Magnificence, Finborough Theatre
Friday 28th October 2016
reviewOverdue revival of Howard Brenton’s mixed-up 1973 play is too messy and incohere…
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Amadeus, National Theatre
Thursday 27th October 2016
reviewRevival of Peter Shaffer’s most famous play is more a musical triumph than a tex…
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