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Spare, visceral and gripping, this is an extraordinarily wonderful production of an important and difficult new play, which shines a light onto forgotten events and examines them in an entirely satisfying theatrical way. It leaves you desperate to see what happens next.
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The script and treatment of the material in the writing of this play is so different than the first, that one could be forgiven for thinking that a different…
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The Scottsboro Boys relies on the skills of its acting company, giving them chairs and tambourines and a few costumes, as their only tools and the show becom…
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Set firmly in the present, this version lacks languid notions about the past, does not spend too much time on the intricacies of character and prefers shock …
Stephen Collins
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As Calhoun, Killian Donnelly is a revelation...His mania, energy and sheer talent explodes off the stage driven by some of the finest rock vocals that I have…
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It's a mystery why Lindsay Lohan chose this play as her world stage debut. Perhaps she knew she would be the best thing about it? That would seem the only ra…
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This is a phenomenally effective and ambitious revival of a masterpiece. It restores one’s faith in the power and magic of theatre and shows, in a very clear…
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The best aspect of this production is the musicianship on display from the gifted Dean Austin and the four members of his band who, with piano, accordion, gu…
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This Is My Family is unlikely to win a Tony award for Best New Musical, but it is an engaging and very happy musical theatre experience. It's new, British th…
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If the rest of Kevin Spacey's final season at The Old Vic is as remarkable as this Electra, it will be a crowning achievement.
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