Tag: new writing
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In Praise of Love, Orange Tree Theatre
Saturday 14th June 2025
reviewRarely revived 1973 Rattigan drama is a study of love, lies and hypocrisy in a t…
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About Elephant
Thursday 12th June 2025
blogA couple of days ago, I managed to catch up with Anoushka Lucas’s Elephant, whic…
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The Literary Gaze
Sunday 1st June 2025
writingHere is a sample from the introduction to my latest book about postwar British t…
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About Speed
Monday 5th May 2025
blogLast week, I finally caught up with Speed, at the Bush.
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The Brightening Air, Old Vic
Saturday 26th April 2025
reviewA touch of magic: Conor McPherson’s new one is a wonderfully numinous and eccent…
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Personal Values, Hampstead Theatre
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
reviewNew play about two sisters, death and hoarding is well written, but feels incomp…
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Playfight, Soho Theatre
Thursday 10th April 2025
reviewWest Midlands teens come of age: superbly punchy drama that electrifies the sens…
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Apex Predator, Hampstead Theatre
Monday 31st March 2025
reviewNew play about motherhood and vampirism is disappointingly incoherent: poor writ…
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Spent, Old Red Lion Theatre
Wednesday 19th March 2025
reviewNew fringe play, with alternate casting, is an intriguing, perceptive and sugges…
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