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Monday, May 21, 2018

Review: Elizabeth at Barbican by Amelia Forsbrook

'Bed-ridden with everything except a husband': Amelia Forsbrook reviews the ROH's ballet about the last Tudor on the throne. The post Review: Elizabeth at Barbican appeared first on Exeunt …

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:35AM
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Review: Showtime from the Frontline at Theatre Royal Stratford East by Amelia Forsbrook

An Englishman walks into a refugee camp... Amelia Forsbrook reviews Mark Thomas's show based on his time setting up a comedy club in Palestine. The post Review: Showtime from the Frontline a…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 08:07AM
Monday, March 26, 2018

Review: Our Big Love Story at The Hope Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

Love and hate: Stephanie Silver's play explores the impact of the 7/7 bombings on a group of teenage Londoners. The post Review: Our Big Love Story at The Hope Theatre appeared first on Exeu…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:38AM
Sunday, March 4, 2018

Review: Smile Upon Us, Lord at Barbican Centre by Amelia Forsbrook

Pilgrimage and existential doubt: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia at the Barbican The post Review: Smile Upon Us, Lord at Barbican Centre appeared first …

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 11:15AM
Saturday, March 3, 2018

Review: Harold and Maude at Charing Cross Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

Mother and lover: Amelia Forsbrook reviews the new stage adaptation of Colin Higgins' cult classic film The post Review: Harold and Maude at Charing Cross Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Ma…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:13PM
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Review: B-Hybrid Dance / Yu-Hsien Wu / Gibbon at Resolution 2018 by Amelia Forsbrook

Sculptural contortion, poise, balance and strength: Amelia Forsbrook reviews a final triple bill of shows at The Place's annual festival of new dance The post Review: B-Hybrid Dance / Yu-Hsi…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:09AM
Monday, February 26, 2018

Review: Out of Order / Sara Augieras / Joss Carter at Resolution 2018 by Amelia Forsbrook

A new year's resolution well kept: Amelia Forsbrook reviews a triple bill of works at The Place's annual festival of new dance. The post Review: Out of Order / Sara Augieras / Joss Carter at…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:38AM
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Review: The Birthday Party at The Harold Pinter Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

Power play: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Ian Rickson's production of Pinter. The post Review: The Birthday Party at The Harold Pinter Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:50AM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Review: Ovo at the Royal Albert Hall by Amelia Forsbrook

A hyperactive primary-coloured tale: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Cirque du Soleil's new show. The post Review: Ovo at the Royal Albert Hall appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:40AM
Thursday, November 23, 2017

Review: Marnie at the London Coliseum  by Amelia Forsbrook

Identity crisis: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Nico Muhly's 'non-committal' opera. The post Review: Marnie at the London Coliseum  appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:25AM
Monday, November 20, 2017

Review: Inside Pussy Riot at the Saatchi Gallery by Amelia Forsbrook

“As this is a piece of immersive theatre, it doesn’t work unless you follow the rules”: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Les Enfants Terrible's staging of the story of Pussy Riot. The post Rev…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:09AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Dance Umbrella 2017 by Amelia Forsbrook

Escaping definition: Amelia Forsbrook rounds-up three female-led shows at Dance Umbrella 2017. The post Dance Umbrella 2017 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:32AM
Monday, October 23, 2017

Review: Dance Umbrella 2017 by Amelia Forsbrook

Escaping definition: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Origami, Fallen from Heaven, and Trois Grandes Fugues as part of Dance Umbrella 2017. The post Review: Dance Umbrella 2017 appeared first on Exe…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:29AM
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Review: DeadClub at The Place by Amelia Forsbrook

Requardt and Rosenberg's Deadclub "clashes a children’s party with the ticking timebomb of our own inevitable demise". The post Review: DeadClub at The Place appeared first on Exeunt Magaz…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:42AM
Saturday, July 8, 2017

Review: The Mentor at Vaudeville Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

Thrown MacBooks and fragile male egos: Amelia Forsbrook reviews the London transfer of The Mentor. The post Review: The Mentor at Vaudeville Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 10:39AM
Sunday, June 11, 2017

Review: Barber Shop Chronicles at the National Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

Throw a finger up to the single-phrase casting breakdown: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Inua Ellams' "electrifying" new work at the National Theatre. The post Review: Barber Shop Chronicles at t…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 05:00PM
Monday, June 5, 2017

Review: 887 at the Barbican by Amelia Forsbrook

Creating a memory palace: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Robert Lepage's play about the act of remembering. The post Review: 887 at the Barbican appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:05AM
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Titas Halder: “I want the audience to be in the fucking swamp” by Amelia Forsbrook

Playwright and director Titas Halder has quickly made a name for himself for his dark, muddy theatrical worlds. Amelia Forsbrook interviews him about music, foxes, and his new play 'Escape t…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:39AM
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Review: Disappearing Wonderful, Tristan Bates Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

There’s something rather brazen about theatre graduates springing out of university with a musical about how difficult it is to find enriching work after graduation, but this is the contex…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:21PM
Monday, September 15, 2014

Review: Anna Nicole, Royal Opera House by Amelia Forsbrook

In 1994, the ever-classy New York magazine caused a bit of a stir as it adorned news stands with a rather tasteless cover image. The photograph was of Anna Nicole Smith – model, socialite…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:33AM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Review: My Perfect Mind, Young Vic by Amelia Forsbrook

Those artful jokers at Told By An Idiot are entering dangerous ground with My Perfect Mind, a unique retelling of how ultimate thesp Edward Petherbridge suffered a stroke during rehearsals f…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:15PM
Friday, August 8, 2014

Review: Thérèse Raquin, Park Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

The forces of society and the drives of the individual are not the best bedfellows in this racy take on Émile Zola’s classic, from adapter/director Nona Shepphard. Loyal to the novel’s …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:32PM
Friday, June 27, 2014

Review: Kiss & Cry, Barbican Centre by Amelia Forsbrook

Poor old Giselle can count her lovers on the fingers of one hand. While this number may not make for a very adventurous erotic bestseller, it is all very convenient given that this is a danc…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:04AM
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Review: iTMOi, Sadler’s Wells by Amelia Forsbrook

Accessibility is clearly not Akram Khan’s top priority. The name of this piece alone is a code that refuses to be cracked, a far from obvious acronym that brings a murky tide of mystery to…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:13AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Review: Waiting for Godot, Arcola Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

Estragon and Vladimir really haven’t been waiting that long. A few decades younger than the actors who normally tap their feet and sigh throughout this play, viral wonders Tom Stourton…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:27PM
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Review: Rodin, The Coliseum by Amelia Forsbrook

There’s something so antithetical about dance and sculpture. One is an exercise in the static, an artform that strives to communicate as much as possible through a singular snapshot; the o…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:51AM
Friday, March 28, 2014

Review: L’Ormindo, Wanamaker Playhouse by Amelia Forsbrook

Is it okay to elope with another man’s wife, if that other man turns out to be your father? Would you forgive a lover who only stopped his unfaithful ways after you convinced him you were…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:26AM
Monday, March 3, 2014

Review: Rodelinda, London Coliseum by Amelia Forsbrook

The motif of the tattoo defines Richard Jones’ production of the three act tragedy, Rodelinda. Italicised names – symbols of romantic devotion – are scrawled across the bodies …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:06AM
Friday, February 21, 2014

Review: Frozen, The Albany by Amelia Forsbrook

If, like the majority of the population, your access to sign language is generally limited to early morning educational programming – and a viral Mandela memorial faux pas – you may …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:47PM
Monday, February 17, 2014

Review: Rigoletto, English National Opera by Amelia Forsbrook

Both the lady and her lover attest far too much in Christopher Alden’s saucy take on Rigoletto. With more fluffy sentimentality than a Clinton Cards store on Valentine’s Day, Gilda (…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:27PM
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Review: Blind and Doing The Business, Courtyard Theatre by Amelia Forsbrook

First presented in 1990, Doug Lucie’s Doing the Business plots a conversation between a theatre producer and a rich acquaintance as they debate how theatre (apparently an intrinsically lef…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards