Tag: history plays
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12:37, Finborough Theatre
Tuesday 6th December 2022
reviewJulia Pascal’s new play is an epic story of Jewish identity from Dublin to Jerus…
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Mary, Hampstead Theatre
Monday 31st October 2022
reviewRona Munro’s latest addition to her epic study of Scottish history is a compelli…
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Ghosts of the Titanic, Park Theatre
Thursday 10th March 2022
reviewIntriguing new play from Ron Hutchinson capsizes in performance because of a poo…
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Best of Enemies, Young Vic
Wednesday 15th December 2021
reviewJames Graham’s latest history play has an eye on the present but a messy staging
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The Mirror and the Light, Gielgud Theatre
Thursday 7th October 2021
reviewHilary Mantel and Ben Miles perform a labour of love that has many virtues, even…
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Camp Siegfried, Old Vic
Thursday 23rd September 2021
reviewBess Wohl’s history play is an imaginatively-written, brilliantly chilling and r…
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Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
Thursday 2nd September 2021
reviewPoetic play about enslaved peoples and Victorian painter JMW Turner has strong m…
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Out West, Lyric Hammersmith
Friday 25th June 2021
reviewAmbitious triptych examines the themes of Empire, race and parenthood, but the s…
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The Band Plays On, Sheffield Theatres
Tuesday 16th March 2021
reviewLatest show from Chris Bush is a celebration of local stoicism and wry humour — …
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