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The Lady From The Sea at the Print Room Coronet review ****
The Lady From The Sea Print Room Coronet, 20th February 2019 Hummed and hawed about this one. Never been entirely sure about TLFTS when compared to other Ibsen’s, was not bowled over by it’s last London outing at the Donmar, couldn’t get the cheap Wednesday seat option (that is a…
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The Tempest at Greenwich Theatre review ****
The Tempest Greenwich Theatre, 16th February 2019 As my dear old mum would say “sometimes Michael you would forget your head if it wasn’t screwed on”. Not for the first time the Tourist managed to leave the programme for this performance by Lazarus Theatre Company of The Tempest in a…
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I Am Ashurbanipal exhibition at the British Museum review ****
I Am Ashurbanipal King of the World, King of Assyria British Museum, 15th February 2019 Crikey. Those Assyrians had a way with reliefs carved in gypsum/alabaster. Even if it was primarily all in the service of terrifying aggrandisement. The King hunting, the King and his soldiers slaying his enemies, the…
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The American Clock at the Old Vic review ***
The American Clock Old Vic Theatre, 11th February 2019 All the reviews will tell you the same thing. This was not one of Arthur Miller’s finest moments. Mind you his finest moments are amongst the greatest in theatrical history so the bar is set pretty high. A series of vignettes,…
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Wild East at the Young Vic review ***
Wild East Young Vic Theatre, 13th February 2019 So after an hour spent in the florid company of an unraveling traveller couple courtesy of Cuzco at Theatre 503, followed by a hour lapping up the detail of natural and man-made beauty through the eyes of John Ruskin (The Power of…
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Cuzco at Theatre 503 review ***
Cuzco Theatre 503, 13th February 2019 Wednesday afternoon. Quite nice weather as I recall. Near the end of the run. No great surprise that Theatre 503, (above the Latchmere in Battersea), was home to just a few, presumably, lost souls including your intrepid correspondent. Hopefully a few more punters pitched…
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Steve Reich: London Sinfonietta at the Royal Festival Hall review ****
London Sinfonietta, Synergy Vocals, Micaela Haslam, Andrew Gourlay (conductor), Sound Intermedia Royal Festival Hall, 12th February in 2019 Steve Reich Clapping Music Runner for Large Ensemble Music for 18 Musicians Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? The good thing, in this case, being the minimalist…
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