Tag: modern classics
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Juno and the Paycock, National Theatre
Wednesday 16th November 2011
reviewSean O’Casey’s Dublin slum classic is superbly directed, and its politics are bo…
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About Saved
Tuesday 18th October 2011
blogDirector Sean Holmes has given me immense pleasure simply by his choice of plays…
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The Kitchen, National Theatre
Wednesday 7th September 2011
reviewCan a revival be too enjoyable? Yes, especially if it’s a Angry Young Man classi…
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Anna Christie, Donmar Warehouse
Tuesday 9th August 2011
reviewEugene O’Neill’s 1921 salty drama is vigorously animated by its stars, Jude Law …
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About The Deep Blue Sea
Friday 29th July 2011
blogThis week, I made a rare expedition out of London to see Terence Rattigan’s The …
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Haymarket Theatre
Tuesday 21st June 2011
reviewOkay, the politics are disempowering, but this play is great fun to watch in Tre…
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Chicken Soup with Barley, Royal Court
Thursday 9th June 2011
reviewExcellent revival of rarely seen Arnold Wesker classic at the theatre where new …
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Dominic Cooke on modern classics
Tuesday 1st February 2011
blogThe Royal Court is currently riding high in the popularity stakes, as this inter…
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Men Should Weep, National Theatre
Wednesday 17th November 2010
reviewScottish classic gets an overblown and super lavish production that lacks realit…
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