Tag: modern classics
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The Entertainer, Garrick Theatre
Tuesday 30th August 2016
reviewKenneth Branagh’s final show in his West End season is a revival that is slick, …
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The Plough and the Stars, National Theatre
Wednesday 27th July 2016
reviewRevival of Sean O’Casey’s modern classic shows its continued relevance, but is a…
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Faith Healer, Donmar Warehouse
Tuesday 28th June 2016
reviewRevival of the late Brian Friel’s 1979 classic is brilliantly acted, beautifully…
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The Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre
Wednesday 8th June 2016
reviewTerence Rattigan’s best play stars Helen McCrory in an uncertain production that…
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The Local Stigmatic, Old Red Lion Theatre
Tuesday 10th May 2016
reviewRare anniversary revival of Heathcote Williams’s 1966 short is very powerful, if…
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My Mother Said I Never Should, St James Theatre
Monday 18th April 2016
reviewSpirited revival of the 1980s feminist classic is a bit too shrill, yet also qui…
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The Caretaker
Thursday 14th April 2016
blogFavourite stage direction: “Suddenly the electrolux starts to hum.”
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The Caretaker, Old Vic
Monday 11th April 2016
reviewAtmospheric revival of Harold Pinter’s psychological drama is too long and too e…
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The Homecoming, Trafalgar Studios
Saturday 21st November 2015
reviewThe starry 50th anniversary revival of a modern classic is very bold, but also v…
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