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Miss Julie at the Jermyn Street Theatre review ***
Miss Julie Jermyn Street Theatre, 27th November 2017 Grinding my way through the classics of naturalistic drama. Actually not grinding, that makes it sound like too much of a slog, but I can’t pretend it is all unalloyed joy. Turns out that Chekhov is likely the man for me and…
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Poison at the Orange Tree theatre review ****
Poison Orange Tree Theatre, 28th November 2017 Sometimes all you want from a play is for it to do exactly what it says on the packet. No sub-plots, symbolism, pointless characters, formal invention, stilted message. Just a powerful and involving story, well told. This is exactly what renowned Dutch playwright,…
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Age of Terror exhibition at the IWM review ***
Age of Terror: Art since 9/11 Imperial War Museum London, 24th November 2017 The IWM has a splendid collection of war art which is always worth seeing and reflecting on when it is exhibited. Here the curating team has assembled 50 or so works from 40 or so artists to…
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Natural Selection exhibition at the Former Newington Library review *****
Andy Holden and Peter Holden: Natural Selection Artangel at the Former Newington Library, 24th November 2017 This might just be the best exhibition I have seen this year. The Former Newington Library was new to me I confess, and reeks of institutional instruction, which matched the tone of this “installation”…
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Monochrome: Painting in Black and White exhibition at the National Gallery review ****
Monochrome: Painting in Black and White National Gallery, 22nd November 2017 For as long as there has been Western art there has been black and white painting. Used in preparation for works in colour, to heighten the impact of light on a subject, to “imitate” other art forms such as…
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The Suppliant Women at the Young Vic review ****
The Suppliant Women Young Vic, 21st November 2017 Before I get started let us just remind ourselves what a marvellous place the Young Vic is. I don’t just mean the quality and quantity of its productions, though heaven knows under the artistic stewardship of David Lan, this has risen to…
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The Firm at the Hampstead Theatre review *****
The Firm Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, 22nd November 2017 N.B. The Firm is returning to the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs for another run between the 3rd May and 8th June 2019. The Tourist goes to a lot of theatre in London and, trust him, there is no better value than a preview…
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