Tag: theatre history
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The Literary Gaze
Sunday 1st September 2024
writingHere is a sample from the introduction to my latest book about postwar British t…
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Carol Rocamora on playwrights’ responses to current crises
Friday 23rd August 2024
blogQuote of the day: “Will theatre have an impact?”
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The Divine Mrs S, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 11th April 2024
reviewLatest historical comedy by April De Angelis takes a light look at the life and …
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The Motive and the Cue
Monday 29th January 2024
blogText of the day: “Very well, then, why not contemporary clothing and drawing-roo…
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The Motive and the Cue, Noël Coward Theatre
Thursday 21st December 2023
reviewJack Thorne’s history play about Gielgud and Burton transfers to the West End, b…
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The Turkish Time Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre
Sunday 5th November 2023
blogGood news: dust down the time machine, and assemble your explorer’s wardrobe, be…
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John Osborne on the Monarchy
Monday 19th September 2022
blogQuote of the day: “My objection to the Royalty is that it is dead; it is the gol…
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Peggy for You, Hampstead Theatre
Monday 24th January 2022
reviewTamsin Greig entertains as the formidable Peggy Ramsay in return of Alan Plater’…
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Sean Mayes and Sarah K Whitfield on black British musicals
Sunday 12th September 2021
blogQuote of the day: “This book should not be relevant.”
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