Tag: acting
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The Human Voice, Harold Pinter Theatre
Tuesday 22nd March 2022
reviewRuth Wilson delivers an acting masterclass in Jean Cocteau modernist classic ada…
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Cock, Ambassadors Theatre
Tuesday 15th March 2022
reviewBrutal, bruising and not as brilliant as I first thought: high-energy revival of…
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Stephen Bourne on Laurence Olivier’s Othello
Thursday 28th October 2021
blogQuote of the day: “My friend Sonia and I shared many things, including our sense…
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The Literary Gaze
Monday 1st March 2021
writingSample a couple of paragraphs from the introduction to my latest book on postwar…
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Spring Cleaning, Arlingford Road, London
Monday 1st June 2020
writingIn the absence of live theatre during lockdown the Critic is obliged to review h…
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Midnight Your Time, Donmar Warehouse
Wednesday 13th May 2020
reviewRevival of 2011 HighTide hit reconceived for streaming stars Diana Quick and is …
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Frankenstein, National Theatre
Thursday 30th April 2020
reviewMegahit NT Live version of this iconic tale of creative hubris features a dynami…
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Death of England, National Theatre
Thursday 6th February 2020
reviewNew monologue about rage, racism and national identity is magnificent in its fur…
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The Arrival, Bush Theatre
Tuesday 26th November 2019
reviewDirector Bijan Sheibani turns playwright in a fine two-hander about family and t…
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