Tag: modern classics
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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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Each His Own Wilderness, Orange Tree Theatre
Tuesday 21st April 2015
reviewRare revival of Doris Lessing’s 1958 play is well staged, but the text is wordy …
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The Ruling Class, Trafalgar Studios
Wednesday 28th January 2015
reviewRare revival of Peter Barnes’s classic satire on the Establishment stars James M…
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British New Writing in an Age of Austerity
Monday 1st December 2014
writingFriday, 7 May 2010; Brixton, south London; darkest night.
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David Edgar on New Plays
Sunday 16th February 2014
blogQuote of the day: “Yes, postwar British drama has seen great classical productio…
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Oh What a Lovely War, Theatre Royal Stratford East
Tuesday 11th February 2014
reviewJoan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop’s anti-war classic is revived with more rev…
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Roots, Donmar Warehouse
Tuesday 8th October 2013
reviewArnold Wesker’s wonderful 1959 classic about love and politics gets a rare, but …
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Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi, Finborough Theatre
Thursday 11th July 2013
reviewExciting to see Pam Gems’s 1976 feminist classic about four women return to the …
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