Tag: playwriting
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The Hills of California, Harold Pinter Theatre
Thursday 8th February 2024
reviewJez Butterworth’s warm evocation of 1950s pop culture is fun, but lacks dramatic…
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Northanger Abbey, Orange Tree Theatre
Wednesday 24th January 2024
reviewBye, bye heritage nostalgia: welcome instead to this high energy and queer-eyed …
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The Twist of a Knife
Tuesday 24th October 2023
blogQuote of the day: “I couldn’t wait to get out.”
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That Face, Orange Tree Theatre
Thursday 14th September 2023
reviewRevival of Polly Stenham’s 2007 punk extravaganza stars Niamh Cusack, but its la…
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A Mirror
Friday 1st September 2023
blogText of the day: “Bax’s play may not reflect the exact words spoken by those sol…
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Rabiah Hussain on writing
Tuesday 15th August 2023
blogQuote of the day: “So much about language can be instinctive.”
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The Pillowman
Tuesday 11th July 2023
blogText of the day: “Well... I kind of hate any writing that’s even vaguely autobio…
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The Pillowman, Duke of York’s Theatre
Wednesday 21st June 2023
reviewWest End revival of Martin McDonagh’s in-yer-face storytelling classic is fun bu…
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Atonement
Monday 19th June 2023
blogQuote of the day: “A story was direct and simple, allowing nothing to come betwe…
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