Tag: Barbican Theatre
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Catching up (Part 2)
March 2020 First week of March 2020. I see that I was still out and about but I also see that I avoided a few entertainments before the cancellations started in earnest and the first lockdown kicked in. I remember feeling a little nervous but obviously no precautions taken apart…
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As You Like It at the Barbican Theatre review ***
As You Like It Barbican Theatre, 15th January 2020 As You Like It? Not really like this. Mind you I have yet to see a production of the play that really bowled me over. The NT production from 2016 directed by Polly Findlay looked great, office chairs becoming the Forest…
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Measure for Measure at the Barbican Theatre review ****
Measure for Measure Barbican Theatre, 8th January 2020 I like Measure for Measure. I find the weird cocktail of morality play and satirical “comedy” fascinating. No one comes out of it well, not even the ostensibly virtuous Isabella who goes into bat to save brother Claudio from death, but is…
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The Taming of the Shrew at the Barbican review ***
The Taming of the Shrew Barbican Theatre, 2nd January 2020 What to do with Taming of the Shrew. Pretend the framing device with Sly deceived by Milord gets you off the hook. Not sure audiences buy that. Mine the text very carefully and add detail through direction which undermines the…
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Les Damnes: Comedie-Francaise at the Barbican Theatre review *****
Les Damnes (The Dammed) Comedie-Francaise, Barbican Theatre, 21st June The Tourist is now so far off the pace in terms of commenting om his cultural adventures that there must surely be a strong case for giving up. Hurrah I hear you cry. Well I am afraid any joy you feel…
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle at the Barbican Theatre review ****
The Knight of the Burning Pestle Barbican Theatre, 8th June 2019 The Tourist has fallen embarrassingly behind on his documentation of a cultural life. Ironically because he has been on holiday. Unfortunately for you though this is not (yet) one of those countless dormant blogs, casualties of time and application.…
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Avalanche at the Barbican Theatre review ****
Avalanche: A Love Story Barbican Theatre, 8th May 2019 Dear Wonderful People Who Make Theatre, Please can you persuade Maxine Peake and Andrew Scott to come together on stage in a naturalistic two hander about a normal couple who have something extraordinary happen to them. Manchester, London or Timbuktu. I…
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Medea at the Barbican Theatre review *****
Medea International Theatre Amsterdam, Barbican Theatre, 6th March 2019 Now you can’t always be sure that wunderkind director Ivo van Hove delivers the goods when he comes to the UK, which is now surprisingly often with All About Eve his latest offering. When it comes to the company where he…
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The Good Person of Szechwan at the Barbican Theatre review ****
The Good Person of Szechwan Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre, Barbican Theatre, 9th February 2019 I am a sucker for these Russian theatre companies. Despite the fact that I can’t say I was bowled over by the last visits of the Maly Drama Theatre of St Petersburg and the Vakhtangov State…
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The best theatre coming up in London
It’s been a little while since the Tourist set out his favourite theatre opportunities either on now (in the case of Nine Night), or coming up over the year in London. Nothing too obscure or fringe-y here. Tried and trusted in terms of writer, director, cast and/or venue. The first…
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