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Category: Theatre

• Culture Feminism London Theatre

  The Malady of Death at the Barbican Theatre review ***

  The Malady of Death Barbican Theatre, 3rd October 2018 I took a bit of persuading (of myself, by myself, this was never going to be an easy sell to any of the usual companions) to pitch up to this. No doubting the pedigree of the creative team. Alice Birch, (Lady…

  October 16, 2018
• Culture London Theatre USA

  The Humans at the Hampstead Theatre review ****

  The Humans Hampstead Theatre Main Stage, 3rd October 2018 Sometimes it can feel like the whole history of US theatrical drama is one long story of family dysfunctionality. Mind you you can see why. When it works, Miller, O’Neill, Williams, Albee, Shepherd, Wilson, Kushner, to name a few, it is…

  October 15, 2018
• Colonialism Culture History India London Politics Theatre

  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…

  October 11, 2018
• Culture History London Renaissance Spain Theatre

  Losing Venice at the Orange Tree Theatre review ***

  Losing Venice Orange Tree Theatre, 24th September 2018 A modicum of research was all that was required to realise that this was going to be a curious, but also intriguing, entertainment. Which is near enough exactly what it was. Jo Clifford’s play was a hit at the Edinburgh fringe when…

  October 8, 2018
• Culture Environment Film Nature Theatre

  Touching the Void at Bristol Old Vic review *****

  Touching the Void Bristol Old Vic, 22nd September 2018 The Tourist had a terrific visit to Bristol recently. Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s marvellous Henry V (Henry V at the Tobacco Factory Bristol review *****), the Georgian House, another fine cathedral ticked off, an accidental preview of the refurbished space…

  October 7, 2018
• Culture History Politics Shakespeare Theatre War

  Henry V at the Tobacco Factory Bristol review *****

  Henry V Tobacco Factory Theatre, 22nd September 2018 Hello. I feel another bout of hyperbole coming on. It could just be that cumulative exposure is making me realise what the smarter punters and all the luvvies have known for hundreds of years, that nothing comes close to Shakespeare. It could…

  October 3, 2018
• Culture Literature London Nigeria Theatre

  The Fishermen at the Arcola Theatre review ****

  The Fishermen Arcola Theatre, 20th September 2018 Good to see the Arcola downstairs space filled to bursting for Gbolahan Obiesesan’s adaptation of Chigozie Obioma’s 2015 novel, a rapid transfer after a successful run in Edinburgh and then Manchester. Pretty clear that everyone in the audience was wowed by what they…

  October 2, 2018
• Culture History Ireland London Religion Theatre

  Aristocrats at the Donmar Warehouse review ****

  Aristocrats Donmar Warehouse, 20th September 2018 Brian Friel, like his own dramatist hero Chekhov, can take a bit of time to get going. Faith Healer, at this theatre a couple of years ago, exerted a vice like grip on me from the open, though that may have been because it…

  October 2, 2018
• Colonialism Culture Literature London Philosophy Theatre

  The Outsider at the Print Room Coronet review ****

  The Outsider Print Room Coronet, 19th September 2018 Tricky one this. I can’t pretend I was pinned back in my seat by the two and a half hours of Ben Okri’s adaptation of Albert Camus’ absurd existentialist classic written in 1942. Abbey Wright’s careful direction injects a little humour, (a…

  October 1, 2018
• Church Community Culture Education London Theatre

  Holy Sh!t at the Kiln Theatre review ****

  Holy Sh!t Kiln Theatre, 19th September 2018 Their exclamation mark not mine. Even at my age I get a vicarious thrill out of swearing to cause offence. A little bit of punk attitude remains I like to think. Actually, on the subject of manufactured offence, I gather there have been…

  September 30, 2018