Category: Power
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Two Ladies at the Bridge Theatre review *
Two Ladies Bridge Theatre, 2nd October 2019 Well on the plus side the new season just announced at the Bridge looks to be a humdinger. A revival of Caryl Churchill’s A Number, directed by Polly Findlay with Roger Allam and Colin Morgan as Salter and son(s), Nick Hytner taking on…
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The Last King of Scotland at the Sheffield Crucible review *****
The Last King of Scotland Crucible Sheffield, 28th September 2019 The Tourist generally agrees with all those smart people paid to review theatrical productions. That is a) because they now what they are doing, they are experts with experience and should be listened to, rather than some halfwit with his/her…
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A Doll’s House at the Lyric Hammersmith review *****
A Doll’s House Lyric Hammersmith, 18th September 2019 You can never have too much Nora. After Samuel Adamson’s gender fluid Wife at the Kiln, and this adaptation from Tanika Gupta set in colonial India, the Tourist has the 3 for the price of 1, Glasgow Citizens, radical re-working from Steff…
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Until the Flood at the Arcola Theatre *****
Until the Flood Arcola Theatre, 10th September 2019 I am in awe of actors, and indeed other performers, who are prepared to step out on a stage alone to entertain, inspire and educate us. A one character monologue is tricky enough. To present multiple characters surely more so. To inhabit…
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The Secret River at the National Theatre review ****
The Secret River National Theatre Olivier, 29th August 2019 This must have been tough. Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Secret River is an epic production, in terms of the story it tells and the way it tells it, involving numerous creatives and a large cast, over 40 people in…
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Faith Ringgold at the Serpentine Galleries review ****
Faith Ringgold Serpentine Galleries, 22nd August 2019 Once again it has taken the Tourist way too long to gather his thoughts on something he has seen. Which means this snappy retrospective of the work of Africa- American artist has now finished. Sorry. It was Very Good. I guess that doesn’t…
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Bitter Wheat at the Garrick Theatre review **
Bitter Wheat Garrick Theatre, 4th July 2019 The last time I saw a David Mamet play it was the very fine revival of Glengarry Glen Ross at the Playhouse with an outstanding cast of Christian Slater, Robert Glenister, Kris Marshall, Stanley Townsend, Don Warrington, Daniel Ryan and Oliver Ryan. There…
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