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Category: Theatre

  • An Oak Tree the Orange Tree Theatre review ****

    An Oak Tree Orange Tree Theatre, 13th May 2018 Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree has been on my theatrical wish list for a little while now. First performed in 2005 at the Edinburgh Fringe it was, I understand, inspired by Michael Craig-Martin’s, (he of the day-glo technology), seminal work of…

  • Oedipus at Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg review ****

    Oedipus Tonneelgroep Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg, 17th May 2018 The Tourist sets off to Amsterdam to see the new version of Oedipus from the mighty Toneelgroep Amsterdam. As well as his first visit to the Concertgebouw and a chance to reacquaint himself with one Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. The Tourist finally blogs…

  • The Gronholm Method at the Menier Chocolate Factory review ****

    The Gronholm Method Menier Chocolate Factory, 12th May 2018 Curious place the Menier Chocolate Factory. Properly fringe in looks and feel. But programming which is more Bournemouth than Borough. Still it knows its audience and seems to pack ’em in, even with prices that seem a little more confident than…

  • DNA and The Fall: National Youth Theatre at the Southwark Playhouse review *****

    DNA, The Fall – National Youth Theatre Southwark Playhouse, 11th May and 14th May 2018 Let’s imagine you want to go to the theatre. To see a proper play. Let’s take the revival of Red for example at the Wyndham’s. 90 minutes straight through so not too taxing. Big name…

  • Nightfall at the Bridge Theatre review ***

    Nightfall The Bridge Theatre, 10th May 2018 If you haven’t been yet the Bridge Theatre offers up London’s best large scale flexible space. And very nice toilets. You’ve probably know that if you have any interest in things theatrical. You will also have probably have read that the space, and…

  • The Writer at the Almeida Theatre review *****

    The Writer Almeida Theatre, 9th May 2018 The Writer is …. an absolutely staggering piece of …. writing. No other way to say it. I’d wager there were a few punters in the audience that disagree with me but I think Ella Hickson, along with director Blanche McIntyre and the…

  • Not Talking at the Arcola Theatre review ****

    Not Talking Arcola Theatre, 5th May 2018 Not Talking is, in his own words, Mike Bartlett’s first “proper” play. It won prizes when first aired on BBC Radio, (with Richard Briers and June Whitfield no less), but it was written for the stage and, here. courtesy of production company Defibrillator,…

  • Our Country’s Good at Theatre Royal Stratford review ****

    Our Country’s Good Theatre Royal Stratford East, 28th April 2018 Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good is one of my favourite plays. As it is for many theatre-goers. The context, the “First Fleet” of British convicts sent to Australia with their Royal Marine guards in the 1780s, and the setting, Sydney…

  • Nine Night at the National Theatre review *****

    Nine Night National Theatre Dorfman, 3rd May 2018 You never quite know what you are going to get at the National Theatre. Mind you the Dorfman has turned into a pretty safe bet. After a painful 90 minutes, (it seemed much longer), sitting through the first half of Absolute Hell…

  • The Phlebotomist at Hampstead Theatre review *****

    The Phlebotomist Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, 2nd May 2018 The Phlebotomist is sold out for the rest of its runs. So you had better hope that it pitches up elsewhere, ideally with the current cast and creatives, for it really is an excellent play. There are three almighty talents on show…

  • Pressure at the Park Theatre review ***

    Pressure Park Theatre, 26th April 2018 I had high hopes for Pressure. I have said before that the Park Theatre has a knack of mounting a wide array of productions, which, on paper at least, sound interesting, though execution can be variable. If I am honest Pressure, initially, wasn’t one…

  • Instructions For Correct Assembly at the Royal Court Theatre review ****

    Instructions For Correct Assembly Royal Court Theatre, 23rd April 2018 I was much taken with Thomas Eccleshare’s previous outing, Heather, on a recent outing at the Bush Theatre (Heather at the Bush Theatre review *****). Instructions for Correct Assembly looked similarly intriguing and, much to my surprise, I manage to…