Category: National Theatre

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Review: Beginning, National Theatre

“I feel like my life’s turning on the toss of a coin” There’s something about the sweet…

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Review: Saint George and the Dragon, National Theatre

“You hunt them where they live” There’s something interesting about a community that can simultaneously urge the…

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National Theatre 2018 and beyond

Headlines from the National’s Autumn press conference: not great news if you were hoping for better female…

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Review: Mosquitoes, National Theatre

“I can be anything I want.  I can be a Hufflepuff if I want.” Just a quickie…

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Re-review: Follies, National Theatre

  “Darling, shall we dance?” Not too much more to say about Follies that I didn’t cover…

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Review: Oslo, National Theatre

“The Americans cannot stand it when others take the lead” What does it take to get peace…

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Sir Peter Hall: 1930-2017 – a photo retrospective

In sad news, the death of Sir Peter Hall, one of the great names in British theatre, has…

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Round-up of news and treats and other interesting things

The announcement of the new cast for Broadway’s hugely lauded Hello, Dolly! has been a most strange…

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Review: Follies, National Theatre

An utterly majestic production of Sondheim’s Follies is a masterpiece for the National Theatre “All things beautiful…