Tag: history plays
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1536, Ambassadors Theatre
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
reviewHit play about three women in Tudor England is contemporary in its sensibility a…
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New British Drama in 15 Scenes
Friday 29th May 2026
writingNews Flash: my latest book about contemporary British theatre, new writing and b…
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Please Please Me, Kiln Theatre
Friday 24th April 2026
reviewLife of Brian Epstein explored in new play which never really satisfies, being t…
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Copenhagen, Hampstead Theatre
Wednesday 8th April 2026
reviewExcellent revival of Michael Frayn’s 1998 classic about nuclear weapons, quantum…
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses, National Theatre
Tuesday 7th April 2026
reviewRevival of Christopher Hampton’s classic adaptation is highly stylized and much …
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Arcadia
Wednesday 4th March 2026
blogText of the day: “Newton’s equations go forwards and backwards, they do not care…
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Arcadia, Old Vic
Tuesday 24th February 2026
reviewTom Stoppard’s 1993 masterpiece revived in a highly enjoyable, often luminous, p…
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Bird Grove, Hampstead Theatre
Monday 23rd February 2026
reviewAlexi Kaye Campbell’s new play tells the story of George Eliot’s early struggle …
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Ragdoll
Wednesday 5th November 2025
blogText of the day: “You were so distracted, Robert.”
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