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Brad Fraser's play, Kill Me Now, is an eye-opener. It approaches difficult, taboo even, topics with unerring candour. As the inaptly named Sturdy family face up to the overwhelming vicissitudes of life, with as much grace, tension, sympathy and anger as can be expected for a …
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Christopher Luscombe's very funny version of the Beatrice/Benedick show complete with magnificent, period set (Simon Highlett), some fabulous costumes, Nigel…
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Breen squeezes every bit of comedic possibility from the play. The repertory company, so good in the dramatic and enthralling Oppenheimer, prove to be equall…
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Front and centre, shouldering a Herculean workload of complicated, dense dialogue, is Ralph Fiennes in absolutely cracking form. He has unflagging energy and…
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There is no ghost, effectively no gravedigger scene, and the first two acts of the play have been telescoped so as to remove much of Hamlet’s delays and equi…
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The throbbing, majestic and luminous heart of this production comes from Katie Brayben's faultless, radiant and absolutely triumphant turn as Carole King. Br…
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Stand and Deliver is a curious piece of theatre, now playing at the King’s Head in Angel. There are some very funny moments reminiscent of Carry On, some foo…
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The Miniaturist night at The Arcola Theatre is a wonderful evening of brand new short plays by some of the UK’s top young writing talent. But ultimately, the…
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Maxine Peake is a skilled and sensitive actress who does everything possible to breathe life into her character, Dana, and the weird journey she takes. Peake…
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The world Of Marching On Together is a raw, realistic one. As playwright, Hughes imbues each of his characters with harsh truth, his dialogue has incredible …
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At the centre of the maelstrom of human experience that whips up and around and in Jan Versweyveld's spare set is the towering, mesmerising and faultless tu…
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Jekyll & Hyde is confronting in many ways and squarely raises the question of where the line is drawn between unpleasant, complicit voyeurism and involvi…
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From the moment Alastair Brookshaw's astonishing S.L. Jacobowsky, alone on stage, starts the narrative running, the audience is hooked, completely aware that…
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