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Waiting for Godot review – Theatre Royal Haymarket, London ★★★★☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago12 months ago

Waiting for Godot was the first West End play I saw as an eighteen-year-old, having purchased a £10 ticket in…

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Look Back in Anger / Roots review – Almeida Theatre, London (★★★★★/ ★★★☆☆)

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

The Almeida’s Young and Angry season offers a one-two of John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger (★★★★★) and Arnold Wesker‘s…

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Coriolanus review – National Theatre, London ★★★☆☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Coriolanus isn’t one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. There have only been a handful of revivals in England during this…

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A Raisin in the Sun review – Leeds Playhouse ★★★☆☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a black woman to be performed on Broadway,…

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Art review – Theatre Royal, Bath ★★★☆☆

Admin1 year ago1 year ago

Review by Anna Przybylska Almost thirty years on from its premiere, Yasmina Reza’s highly acclaimed play Art, translated from the original French by…

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FLIGHT review – Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh ★★☆☆☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Running in parallel with their new show ARCADE at Summerhall, Darkfield’s FLIGHT has previous with Edinburgh Fringe – it debuted…

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Diva: Live from Hell! review – Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh ★★★★★

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Diva: Live from Hell! is devilishly good. There, I said it. And Luke Bayer is devilishly good as Desmond Channing…

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Cyrano review – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh ★★★★☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

We begin with three unnamed actors, played by the wonderful funny trio of David Tarkenter, Tessa Wong and Tanvi Virmani,…

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ARCADE review – Summerhall, Edinburgh ★☆☆☆☆

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

At ALSO Festival last month, Philippa Perry talked about how we can be happier by not setting expectations of things….

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Òran review – Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh ★★★★★

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

A retelling of the Ancient Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice backed by a musical soundtrack? No, this isn’t Hadestown in…

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