Tag: translation
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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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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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Mark Fisher on criticism
Wednesday 13th January 2016
blogQuote of the day: “Writing about theatre is an act of translation.”
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The Father, Wyndham’s Theatre
Monday 5th October 2015
reviewWell-deserved West End transfer for French playwright and novelist Florian Zelle…
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Damned by Despair, National Theatre
Wednesday 10th October 2012
reviewRare classic from the Spanish Golden Age is welcome, but not in this uncertain p…
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Antigone, National Theatre
Wednesday 30th May 2012
reviewThe classic Greek tragedy of duty gets a makeover, but its female lead is disapp…
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Big and Small, Barbican Theatre
Saturday 14th April 2012
reviewCate Blanchett enthralls in Martin Crimp’s translation of an arid story from Ger…
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Remembrance Day, Royal Court
Wednesday 23rd March 2011
reviewNew play from Latvia is strong on debate but weak on character, too slight to en…
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Pains of Youth, National Theatre
Wednesday 28th October 2009
reviewMasterpiece of Viennese sex and suicide gets an exciting and atmospheric revival…
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