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Continue reading →: Man to Man-Royal Court Theatre.Tilda Swinton‘s solo performance at the latest Royal Court Theatre production, Man to Man, is a chaotic and thought-provoking play. It is nearly four decades since she first performed this play at the Edinburgh Fringe, although this production has been updated and extra scenes have been added. Set in 1930s…
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Continue reading →: The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media), Béznă Theatre ‘New Diorama Theatre.Béznă Theatre is a theatre collective committed to the use of theatre to ‘promote empathy, empower audiences, and inspire change’. Their latest production, on at the New Diorama Theatre until 10th October, is entitled The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media). It is presented by a powerful…
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Continue reading →: The Anastasia File-Salisbury Playhouse.The mystery surrounding the case of the lady who claimed to be the surviving daughter Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia of the executed Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, who was the last sovereign of Imperial Russia. Anna Anderson claimed to be Anastasia for over thirty years. The…
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Continue reading →: Chicken Dropping-Hen and Chickens.With a call-back to Ionesco and Absurd Theatre, this theatrical sketch tells the story of Ming and Yifei, whose blissful married life in their bijou sea-view apartment is threatened by an invasion of chickens, roaming the courtyard the share with a fellow tenant and keeper of the chickens. For the…
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Continue reading →: Tristan and Yseult- Yvonne Arnaud Theatre GuildfordThere are some theatre experiences where you leave the auditorium thinking, “That was good.” And then there are the rare ones where you leave completely exhilarated, slightly emotional and wondering what on earth you have just witnessed. Emma Rice’s Tristan & Yseult at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is definitely the latter, and…
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Continue reading →: Rachel Delooze-Fareham Pantomime Interview.It’s never too early to start thinking about the Pantomime season. With Fareham launching their’s this week, it was an ideal opportunity to catch up with some of the cast ahead of the start of the busy rehearsal schedule. The first interview took place with Rachel Delooze, who is going…
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Continue reading →: The Presentation-The Barn Studio Theatre Portsmouth.The Presentation by Roger Goldsmith is based on the authors personal experience, where he lost his job when he stammered during a presentation. Single Dad Tom Lancaster, played by Paul Andrew Goldsmith (no relation to the author), finds himself unemployed after he badly stammers during an important presentation at work.…
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Continue reading →: What The Animals Say-Finborough Theatre.What The Animals Say is the current play being performed at The Finborough Theatre in West Brompton. A Fringe venue known for championing new and thought-provoking work. This production does not fail to deliver. The play begins as two men are waiting to catch the Stranraer ferry back to Belfast.…
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Continue reading →: Murder Before Evensong-Watermill Theatre.Murder Before Evensong by Reverend Richard Coles has been adapted for the stage at Watermill Theatre by Paul Hart and Shaun Mckenna. Canon Daniel (Iam Hallard) opens the play and stands at the pulpit about to conduct his usual service. All is going well until he approaches the subject of…
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Continue reading →: Hayfever-Wyndham’s Theatre.Noël Coward’s classic play Hayfever is currently being performed at Wyndham’s Theatre in the heart of Leicester Square. Nestled in the quintessential English countryside, each of the four family members have invited a “friend” to stay. However, they haven’t discussed this with each other and have all ear marked their…
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