Tag: Englishness
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About the Importance of Being Earnest
Monday 20th January 2020
blogLast week, I went for the first time to Stoke Newington’s Tower Theatre, whose...
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John le Carré on Englishness — and Europe
Monday 11th November 2019
blogQuote of the day: “‘So was it all for England, then?’”
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Hansard, National Theatre
Tuesday 3rd September 2019
reviewDebut play about the parliamentary ruling class is timely, and amusingly percept...
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Noises Off, Lyric Hammersmith
Tuesday 2nd July 2019
reviewMichael Frayn’s meta-comic masterpiece easily stands the test of time — even...
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Bollocks to Brexit!
Monday 1st April 2019
writingThe artistic director of Forced Entertainment theatre company makes a heartfelt ...
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Equus, Theatre Royal Stratford East
Thursday 21st February 2019
reviewBrilliant revival of the 1970s classic about pagan worship and repressed sexuali...
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Pack of Lies, Menier Chocolate Factory
Tuesday 2nd October 2018
reviewCold War surveillance drama is interesting enough, but its old-fashioned qualiti...
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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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Pressure
Thursday 2nd August 2018
blogText of the day: “British weather is uniquely complex and erratic.”
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