Category: Theatre
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The Starry Messenger at the Wyndham’s Theatre review ***
The Starry Messenger Wyndham’s Theatre, 5th August 2019 The Tourist, despite his evident theatre addiction, rarely jumps in to secure a ticket early for the “star” vehicles that crop up in the West End. It usually pays to wait to see how well regarded play and production are. Demand often…
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The Hunt at the Almeida Theatre review *****
The Hunt Almeida Theatre, 1st August 2019 I am not sure where I stand on the films of director, controversialist and misogynist Lars van Trier. I guess if you venture into dark territory you are going to make the audience that follows you uneasy. Which is how I feel about…
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the end of history …. at the Royal Court Theatre review ***
the end of history … Royal Court Theatre, 29th July 2019 Jack Thorne, (recents include H. Potter, Woyzeck, Junkyard and Kiri and The Virtues on the box), writing, (so blame him for the lower case affectation). John Tiffany, (H. Potter, Road, The Glass Menagerie), directing. A cast of Lesley Sharp,…
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Whodunnit (Unrehearsed) at the Park Theatre review ****
Whodunnit (Unrehearsed) Park Theatre, 25th July 2019 I am ashamed to say this but myself and LD were just a teensy teensy bit disappointed when we discovered that the guest at our performance of Whodunnit (Unrehearsed) at the Park Theatre was Clarke Peters. To recap. Park AD Jez Bond and…
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Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith review ****
Noises Off Lyric Hammersmith, 24th July 2019 Noises Off will transfer to the Garrick Theatre from 27th September. It is a generally accepted truism in luvvie-world that Michael Frayn’s Noises Off is one of the funniest plays. An opinion with which the Tourist heartily concurs. Alongside Lysistrata and The Frogs, most…
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Present Laughter at the Old Vic review ****
Present Laughter Old Vic Theatre, 24th July 2019 Ummed and ahhed about whether to see this. On the one hand it was Andrew Scott in the lead as one of theatre’s most renowned hyper-narcissists, Gary Essendine. On the other hand it was a play from the dreadful old reactionary Noel…
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Noye’s Fludde at the Theatre Royal Stratford East review ****
Noye’s Fludde Theatre Royal Stratford East, 3rd July 2019 You might think it’s a bit sad really. A grown man in his 50s on his own at a children’s opera performed by a community that he cannot claim to be any part of. Unfortunately my kids never caught the Britten…
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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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