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The greatest disappointment here is the missed opportunity. The RSC could have created a masterful work that gave great insight into the remarkable events of that Belgian December 1914. Instead, they settled for The Christmas Truce.
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The balance in Luscombe's revival is precisely right. The "make-do" feel of the sets is in sync with the coconut clacking of the unrelentingly cheery Patsy a…
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James McAvoy is a true, blistering, white-hot star who lights up every moment he is on stage, whose smile and darting, impressive eyes can say whatever he wa…
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Dromgoole’s production is detailed and clear, effortlessly moving from the sombre and macabre world of Beatrice-Joanna to the lighter, albeit equally odd, wo…
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Wheeler's dialogue sparkled and fizzed, even in the mouths of those who were oddly or badly miscast. The sense of the quality of the literary glories of the …
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Tonight, the cabaret in question was an incredibly camp set of numbers from (mostly) Broadway shows delivered by two twins, both gay, both rake thin, both dr…
Stephen Collins
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Reminiscent of the works of Ionesco, Trois Ruptures is a triptych of breakups—relationships that end for various reasons, exhaustion, latent homosexuality, a…
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Currently at the King’s Head Theatre, Diary of A Nobody is a wonderful mix of the best bits of Python-esque slapstick, multi-performances reminiscent of the …
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Don’t miss this amazing production. The Railway Children is a fabulous few hours of entertainment that adults and children alike will enjoy. Embrace your inn…
Douglas Mayo
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It's gentle, fascinating stuff. Watching these two very different men bond over nothing really, except their maleness, and trade banter, bad jokes and tidbit…
Stephen Collins
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Harmon writes vicious dialogue fearlessly and with potent froth. The characters are clearly defined by their speech and each seems real, accessible - possibl…
Stephen Collins
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Some of the performances are deliberately bigger, determinedly more overtly comic, less confrontational than they were at the Donmar. This lessens the dramat…
Stephen Collins
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The best scenes were the group set pieces – the enthusiastic party to celebrate Semyon’s planned suicide and the reveal around the coffin when the truth come…
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Donahoe's skill and effortless charisma has been inspirational. The play has shown, brightly and clearly, how no one is immune from the possibility of depres…
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