Category: Colonialism
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The Madness of George III at the Nottingham Playhouse review *****
The Madness of George III Nottingham Playhouse, 13th November 2018 Flushed with success from his visit to Manchester the Tourist hopped on a train across the Peak District to the proud city of Sheffield, (where I see the Theatres will be staging a Rutherford and Sons next year ahead of…
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A Very, Very, Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre review ****
A Very, Very, Very Dark Matter Bridge Theatre, 13th October 2018 OK then. All of you fans of densely-plotted, cerebral, potty-mouthed, fairy-tale, political, splatter, revenge, comedy fantasies. Your ship has come in. I have a strong feeling that Martin McDonagh’s new play at the Bridge will, in years to come,…
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An Adventure at the Bush Theatre review ****
An Adventure Bush Theatre, 26th September 2018 Now I cannot pretend that, when the lovely people at the Bush moved the matinee performance of An Adventure that I attended forward by an hour, and indicated it had metamorphosed into a three hour plus extravaganza, I wasn’t concerned. And reading the…
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Zama film review ****
Zama, 22nd June 2018 Now here is a work of imagination. Just what film is for. I suspect its languorous pace might not be to everyone’s taste but it delicately captures the sense of isolation and ennui that its hero, the eponymous Diego de Zama finds himself trapped in. We…
At Home He Feels Like A Tourist 