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Monday, April 10, 2017

Out of Blixen starring Kathryn Hunter review at the Print Room, London – ‘unsatisfying’ by Tom Wicker

Danish author Karen Blixen’s life was as fantastic as her fiction. A baroness who married one twin brother after the other died,

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Friday, April 7, 2017

Abigail’s Party review at Oxford Playhouse – ‘enjoyable, but unambitious’ by Tom Wicker

It’s been 40 years since Mike Leigh’s formidable Beverley first metaphorically skewered her hapless house guests with a cheese and pineapple stick.

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

I Capture the Castle review at Watford Palace Theatre – ‘a misguided musical’ by Tom Wicker

For many people Dodie Smith’s 1949 novel I Capture the Castle exists in a place somewhere between fact and fond memory. Set

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Friday, March 31, 2017

Leicester Curve’s Chris Stafford: ‘Arts cuts are coming, but we can’t just hike up prices’ by Tom Wicker

For Chris Stafford, chief executive of Leicester’s Curve, the ever-open door to the rehearsal room epitomises why he enjoys working with the

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Executioner Number One review at Soho Theatre, London – ‘chillingly funny’ by Tom Wicker

If you dropped David Brent from The Office into a dystopian alternate timeline where capital punishment has been reinstated, you might end

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

How a theatrical one-night stand can help pay the bills by Tom Wicker

The one-night performance has its roots in variety. And one of the venues with the most extensive history in this area is

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Bravado review at Camden People’s Theatre, London – ‘unflinching honesty’ by Tom Wicker

Blood, spit, tears and cum. That’s what theatre-maker Scottee’s latest show, Bravado, boils down to. It’s a memoir of a north London

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Monday, March 6, 2017

I’m Going to Pray For You So Hard review at Finborough Theatre, London – ‘a caustic portrait’ by Tom Wicker

How do you live in the shadow of a parent’s fame? That’s a question asked by Halley Feiffer’s I’m Gonna Pray for

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Friday, March 3, 2017

Othello review at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London – ‘a lacerating production’ by Tom Wicker

This isn’t Othello’s production, nor Iago’s. It opens with Michelle Cassio tying back her hair. She already seems weary, apprehensive, as she

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Roundelay review at Southwark Playhouse, London – ‘rough around the edges’ by Tom Wicker

The circle of life is an irresistible metaphor. Combine that with the circus ring – with the idea of life as a

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Friday, February 24, 2017

Stephen Karam: ‘You need to accept bad reviews’ by Tom Wicker

A 2007 play inspired by a set of Republicans is now reflecting a wave of political and social issues buffeting a post-election

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Mathew Horne: ‘Me and James Corden went through a tough time, but we got through it’ by Tom Wicker

By his own admission, Mathew Horne isn’t a big sleeper. By the time most of have arisen, bleary-eyed, he’s often been awake

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Dan Gillespie Sells: ‘Some stories get told less often – they’re the ones I’m interested in’ by Tom Wicker

Anyone who has seen the Feeling live will know that Dan Gillespie Sells is a theatrical performer, he explains with a light

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Friday, February 10, 2017

The Listening Room review at Old Red Lion, London – ‘powerful verbatim theatre’ by Tom Wicker

How do you try to re-capture the now-ness of the material verbatim theatre draws upon? The Listening Room adds chance to the

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Monday, February 6, 2017

Relic
 review at Barbican Centre – ‘clownish energy’ by Tom Wicker

With outlandishly outsized buttocks, Euripides Laskaridis sits on a chair, wearing teeteringly high heels. His beige bodysuit – which also covers his

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We Raise Our Hands in the Sanctuary review at the Albany, London – ‘moving and impassioned’ by Tom Wicker

It’s 1981 and London’s gay club scene is a refuge for stage electrics student Joseph and the only place ambitious would-be DJ

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Friday, February 3, 2017

The Pitchfork Disney review at Shoreditch Town Hall, London – ‘a shot in the arm’ by Tom Wicker

It’s a wonder that Jamie Lloyd hasn’t directed Philip Ridley’s work before. Recognised for his signature in-your-face directorial style, here he’s tackling

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Monday, January 30, 2017

Ashes review at Jackson’s Lane Theatre, London – ‘exceptional puppeteering’ by Tom Wicker

A chill permeates Ashes. It’s a melancholic, mournful portrait of obsession that doesn’t try to explain the destructive acts it depicts. Instead,

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Dirty Great Love Story review at Arts Theatre, London – ‘a feel-good show’ by Tom Wicker

Dirty Great Love Story has got bigger and bigger. Starting out as a short poetry two-hander in a pub backroom, it grew

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How theatres can tap into new cash streams with fundraising by Tom Wicker

Budget-slashed local authorities continue to tighten their belts and Arts Council funding has either levelled off or been reprioritised in the face

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Extra Yarn review at the Orange Tree Theatre, London – ‘warm as a hug’ by Tom Wicker

Extra Yarn is the Orange Tree Theatre’s first in-house show for young people under artistic director Paul Miller. Elinor Cook’s adaptation of

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Kiki’s Delivery Service review at Southwark Playhouse – ‘looks lovely, lacks depth’ by Tom Wicker

Witches and wizards are flying high, post Harry Potter. Kiki’s Delivery Service, adapted for the stage by Jessica Sian and based on

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Friday, December 9, 2016

All the Angels: Handel and the First Messiah review at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Globe Theatre – ‘beautifully performed’ by Tom Wicker

It’s a welcome return for All the Angels. Nick Drake’s choral play about the first public performance (in Dublin) of 18th-century composer

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Monday, December 5, 2016

Babe, the Sheep-Pig review at Polka Theatre, London – ‘Gorgeous-looking but lacks clarity’ by Tom Wicker

This new production of playwright David Wood’s adaptation of Dick King-Smith’s much-loved children’s story, Babe the Sheep-Pig, gets a lot right. Director

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

The Seven Acts of Mercy review at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon – ‘fiercely resonant’ by Tom Wicker

“Yeah, well, ancient history,” says one character in Anders Lustgarten’s new play, The Seven Acts of Mercy. Not so for Lustgarten, whose

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves review at Theatre503, London – ‘infectiously bonkers’ by Tom Wicker

Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves won’t win awards for its slickness. But its festive mash-up of Father Christmas, Dickens, Snow White and

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Underneath review at Soho Theatre, London – ‘laughter and darkness’ by Tom Wicker

Underneath is a tale from the crypt that brings new meaning to the term corpsing. With a rumbling laugh, Pat Kinevane –

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Putting Words in Your Mouth review at Roundhouse, London – ‘unsettling and complicated’ by Tom Wicker

Putting Words in Your Mouth is a verbatim show that gets messier and more complicated the more you grapple with it –

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

The Residents review at various secret locations, London – ‘intriguing but loses focus’ by Tom Wicker

At a time when people are being priced out of the London housing market, Teatro Vivo (co-producing with the Albany) serves up

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Friday, November 4, 2016

30 years of creative mischief from Forced Entertainment by Tom Wicker

After two hours, the stage was strewn with foil curtains, roadie paraphernalia and dry ice. “I’ll never forget my first Forced Entertainment

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Friday, October 7, 2016

How New York drama schools are focusing on the world of work by Tom Wicker

Christian Parker, chair of the graduate theatre programme at Columbia University School of the Arts, notes how times have changed. “Culturally, we’re

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