Tag: state of the nation
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Pity, Royal Court
Wednesday 18th July 2018
reviewLatest episode in this venue’s examination of the culture of fear is surreal, si…
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Absolute Hell, National Theatre
Wednesday 25th April 2018
reviewEnergetic high-gloss revival of Rodney Ackland’s over-rated play exposes many of…
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Saint George and the Dragon, National Theatre
Thursday 19th October 2017
reviewNew historical epic about Englishness grandly takes to the Olivier stage, and em…
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Albion, Almeida Theatre
Tuesday 17th October 2017
reviewMike Bartlett explores Englishness with enormous metaphoric zeal — and only a to…
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Big Guns
Monday 3rd April 2017
blogFavourite stage direction: “The stage is empty except for two actors and two mic…
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Human Animals
Tuesday 31st May 2016
blogText of the day: “The only thing you are infected with is fear.”
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Boy
Saturday 14th May 2016
blogText of the day: “And they’re like ‘We’re going to buy you out, bruv.’’”
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P’yongyang, Finborough Theatre
Thursday 7th January 2016
reviewNew drama about two North Korean youngsters has some nice touches, but its messa…
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Waste, National Theatre
Tuesday 10th November 2015
reviewStylish revival of Harley Granville Barker’s political classic can’t disguise th…
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