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How To Survive Your Mother review – King’s Head Theatre, London ★★★☆☆

Katie Shaw1 year ago1 year ago

Review by Katie Shaw Walking into the King’s Head Theatre in Islington on Monday evening, I was unsure what to expect….

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Aurora: A Modern Myth review – The MAC Belfast ★★★★☆

Mark Quinn1 year ago1 year ago

Review by Mark Quinn On entering the Mac’s Downstairs theatre, the atmosphere of Aurora: A Modern Myth is primed and waiting…

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Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets review – Royal Opera House, London ★★★★☆

Carla Rudgyard1 year ago1 year ago

Review by Carla Rudgyard Four contemporary choreographers are gracing the stage of the Royal Opera House this autumn. Each a bold…

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0800 CUPID review – Soho Theatre, London ★★★★☆

Carla Rudgyard1 year ago1 year ago

Review by Carla Rudgyard You’ve got until the 26th of October to see everything sparkle in Emer Dineen’s 0800 CUPID at…

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The Tragedy of Richard III review – Lyric Theatre, Belfast ★★★★☆

Orla Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Review by Orla Keaveney Lyric Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Richard III, adapted by Michael Patrick and…

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Oedipus review – Wyndham’s Theatre, London ★★★★☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Robert Icke’s new adaptation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex opens with recorded footage of Oedipus (Mark Strong) in an outdoor press…

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The Lehman Trilogy review – Gillian Lynne Theatre, London ★★★★★

Katie Shaw1 year ago1 year ago

Review by Katie Shaw Stefano Massini’s The Lehman Trilogy is back in London’s West End for a third time since its…

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The River review – Greenwich Theatre, London ★★★★☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

By the time Jez Butterworth’s The River opened in the intimate surroundings of the Royal Court’s upstairs studio space in…

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BRACE BRACE review – Royal Court Theatre, London ★★★☆☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

In Oli Forsyth’s new play, Ray (Phil Dunster) and Sylvia (Anjana Vasan) are describing how they first met at a…

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The Other Place review – National Theatre, London ★★★★★

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Loosely inspired by Sophocles’ Antigone, Alexander Zeldin’s new play is a powerful portrayal of a family who, overwhelmed by grief…

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