Tag: tragi-comedy
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A Woman Walks into a Bank, Theatre 503
Tuesday 5th December 2023
reviewInternational Playwriting Award winner is a sublimely beguiling tragi-comic acco…
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Purple Snowflakes and Titty Wanks, Royal Court
Friday 4th February 2022
reviewFrank, fearless and feminist: energetic debut monologue explores eating disorder…
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The Memory of Water, Hampstead Theatre
Friday 10th September 2021
reviewSombre revival of Shelagh Stephenson’s 1996 classic about three sisters is an un…
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On Bear Ridge, Royal Court
Saturday 26th October 2019
reviewFirst Ed Thomas play for 15 years is a post-apocalyptic metaphor-fest, tragic, l…
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Jude, Hampstead Theatre
Thursday 2nd May 2019
reviewHoward Brenton’s new cerebral tragi-comedy about a Syrian refugee’s Oxford dream…
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Humble Boy, Orange Tree Theatre
Monday 12th March 2018
reviewSpirited revival of Charlotte Jones’s 2001 metaphor-rich hit family drama simply…
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Eventide, Arcola Theatre
Tuesday 29th September 2015
reviewNew play about three characters who have experienced loss is a moving elegy for …
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Ecstasy, Hampstead Theatre
Tuesday 15th March 2011
reviewMike Leigh’s own revival of his 1979 play is a bit bleak, but also wry and emoti…
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