Tag: satire
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The Misanthrope, National Theatre
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
reviewMartin Crimp’s sparkling latest revisits Molière and gives the play a gender twi…
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A Fine Idea, Arcola Theatre
Wednesday 17th June 2026
reviewMore educational than dramatic: new play about international aid is too finger w…
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Woman in Mind, Duke of York’s Theatre
Wednesday 7th January 2026
reviewStarry West End staging of Alan Ayckbourn’s 1985 play is more visually delightfu…
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Porn Play, Royal Court
Thursday 13th November 2025
reviewAnother over-hyped new play: this time about porn addiction, but superficially i…
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The Unbelievers, Royal Court
Monday 20th October 2025
reviewNick Payne’s latest stars Nicola Walker and Paul Higgins, and is about a cruel l…
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The Importance of Being Earnest, Noël Coward Theatre
Tuesday 30th September 2025
reviewWest End transfer of National Theatre hit stars Stephen Fry and Olly Alexander —…
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Romans: A Novel, Almeida Theatre
Wednesday 17th September 2025
reviewAlice Birch’s latest is a wildly epic family drama that is a uniquely extraordin…
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Rhinoceros, Almeida Theatre
Thursday 3rd April 2025
reviewEugene Ionesco’s 1959 classic — his vision of conformity and nihilism — gets an …
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A Good House, Royal Court
Friday 17th January 2025
reviewSouth African satire about racism, sexism, home ownership and community politics…
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