Ché Walker’s Burnt-Up Love at the Finborough Theatre: Crime and Redemption In A Shining Gem Of A Show
Fringe venues perform a vital role on the ecology of London theatre. While many shows at these...
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“Tattooer” At Atelier Shunpusha: “Tattooer” Reworks Tanizaki’s Japanese Tale Of Desire And Power With Subtlety And Verve
Tattooer is a playful yet critical adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki’s (1886-1965) debut short...
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Regional Producing Theatres In England. Leeds Playhouse: A Case Study
Back in 2019, I decided to write a book about the Leeds Playhouse. “Why?”, my friends asked me;...
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Robert Icke’s Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre: Lots Of Stunning Acting Compensates For Some Questionable Writing
The myth of Oedipus is so central to our psychic world that I was really surprised how many people...
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“Border” And “Sheol/שאול” – Wachowicz/Fret Studio At Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024
At this year’s Edinburgh Festival in the Grotowski Institute Residence Cube at Fringe 2024...
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Mark Rosenblatt’s Giant at the Royal Court: Provocative Drama About Anti-Semitism Is A Superb Play Of Ideas
Roald Dahl evokes mixed feelings. He’s one of the greatest children’s storytellers, whose macabre...
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Timberlake Wertenbaker’s “Our Country’s Good” at the Lyric Hammersmith: Slightly Updated Classic Grounded by an Awkward Production
Although the idea of deporting people to Rwanda as a punishment is now, following the defeat of...
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It Takes Artistry to Make Theatre for Young Audiences: New Theatre for Children Festival, Wrocław 2024
Theatre for broadly understood young audiences (0-16 years) is one of the most important cultural...
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Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing at the Old Vic: Spirited and Highly Enjoyable Revival of Semi-Autobiographical Love Drama
Adultery is the great staple of modern British playwriting. The anguish of marriage, and the...
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“My Mother’s Funeral”
Every year at the Edinburgh Fringe, Paines Plough, a UK touring company specialised in...
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“The Popess” Visits The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
New plays can derive from many sources: a vivid imagination, novels, diaries, real-life episodes,...
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“Malvolio’s Fantasy.” A Glitzy Retelling Of Twelfth Night
A cast of young actors from diverse parts of the globe brought Malvolio’s Fantasy to the Space...
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Overview
With nearly 4000 shows at hundreds of venues in the city, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a kind...
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“L’Addition,” S’il Vous Plait
As part of Here and Now, a new Arts Council England showcase, Tim Etchells, artistic director of...
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Samuel Beckett’s “Krapp’s Last Tape” In The Digital World Of Zoom Theatre
On screen an image of worlds within worlds opens this Zoom version of Samuel Beckett’s stage play...
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“The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show”
The title of the play, The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show, leaves one wondering who on earth was...
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Climate Change Shakespeare. “A Midsummer’s Tempest”
On this year’s Edinburgh Fringe a raft of reimaginings of Shakespeare’s plays, by emerging and...
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Bologna To Edinburgh Non-Stop
The five-hundred-year history of Italy’s Commedia dell’Arte is neatly packed into Masquerade, a...
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Scottish Nursery School Kids Bring A Comedic Shakespeare To The Fringe
A unique feature of Edinburgh’s Fringe festival is its inclusive nature. Professional and...
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Luke Wright, A Spoken-Word Poet At The Top Of His Game
Spoken word poetry has a huge following in the UK, and Luke Wright is one of the most talented...
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