Tag: social realism
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Burnt-Up Love, Finborough Theatre
Thursday 31st October 2024
reviewChé Walker’s latest fringe cracker: crime and redemption in a shining gem of a s…
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Angry and Young, Almeida Theatre
Saturday 5th October 2024
reviewVigorous and illuminating double bill: two all-time 1950s classics, Look Back in…
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A Mirror
Friday 1st September 2023
blogText of the day: “Bax’s play may not reflect the exact words spoken by those sol…
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About Read to Me
Wednesday 26th April 2023
blogAll good love stories need a touch of fantasy.
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About The Shit
Thursday 21st April 2022
blogYesterday, I went over to the wonderful Bush theatre to watch BAFTA-nominated Ke…
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Brief Notes Towards a Definition of Leftfield Theatre
Wednesday 1st April 2020
writingCan the stranglehold of naturalism and social realism in British theatre ever be…
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Who is the greatest living British playwright?
Monday 3rd September 2018
writingOne from the archives: a celebration of Caryl Churchill republished on her 80th …
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The Lower Depths, Arcola Theatre
Monday 23rd January 2017
reviewAmbitious and timely production of a rare classic by Maxim Gorky doesn’t quite w…
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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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