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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Review: Trommeln in der Nacht at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin by Lee Anderson

Theatre as controlled demolition: Christopher Rüping's dissection of Brecht is thrilling, smart and savage. The post Review: Trommeln in der Nacht at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin appeared …

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Monday, May 14, 2018

Theatertreffen 2018 review – ‘bold, brave and risk-taking reinventions’ by Lee Anderson

German theatre has always shown a willingness to radically reimagine the classics. Because of this restless experimentation, the regietheater tradition can look as

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Review: Women in Trouble at Volksbühne by Lee Anderson

Lee Anderson reviews "cyborg theatre" by Susanne Kennedy The post Review: Women in Trouble at Volksbühne appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Review: Rückkehr nach Reims at Theatertreffen 2018 by Lee Anderson

Behind-the-scenes: Lee Anderson reviews Thomas Ostermeier’s staging of Didier Eribon's novel. The post Review: Rückkehr nach Reims at Theatertreffen 2018 appeared first on Exeunt Magazi…

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Review: Faust at Theatertreffen 2018 by Lee Anderson

Drink every time... Lee Anderson reviews the Volksbuhne’s 7-hour marathon of Goethe The post Review: Faust at Theatertreffen 2018 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

Review: Moormaid at the Arcola by Lee Anderson

From death to rebirth: Lee Anderson reviews Marion Bott's new play about modern life in Berlin The post Review: Moormaid at the Arcola appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 10:36AM
Monday, February 26, 2018

Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock at the Barbican by Lee Anderson

Vanishing acts: Lee Anderson reviews the stage adaptation of Joan Lindsay's cult novel The post Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock at the Barbican appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Monday, November 13, 2017

Review: Am I Dead Yet? at the Soho Theatre by Lee Anderson

Gallows humour: Lee Anderson reviews Chris Thorpe & Jon Spooner's show about shuffling off the mortal coil. The post Review: Am I Dead Yet? at the Soho Theatre appeared first on Exeunt …

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:31AM
Friday, October 6, 2017

Review: B at the Royal Court by Lee Anderson

"Bloodless, utopian activism clashes with brutal, revolutionary violence": Lee Anderson on Chilean writer Guillermo Calderón's new play about conflicting radical ideologies. The post Review…

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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Review: Killology at the Royal Court by Lee Anderson

The absence of love: Lee Anderson reviews Gary Owen's new play at the Royal Court. The post Review: Killology at the Royal Court appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

Theatertreffen: A dialogue by Lee Anderson

Lee Anderson and Annegret Märten discover metatheatrics, total theatre and a fug of Ostalgie at Berlin's fortnight-long festival of German theatre. The post Theatertreffen: A dialogue appea…

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Theatertreffen 2017 review – ‘bold, challenging and provocative’ by Lee Anderson

Now in its 53rd year, Berlin’s Theatertreffen takes the temperature of contemporary German – and international – theatre. This year’s festival opens with

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Friday, May 12, 2017

Review: Real Magic at Theatertreffen 2017 by Lee Anderson

Rinse, repeat, ad infinitum: Lee Anderson review Forced Entertainment's performance at Theatertreffen 2017. The post Review: Real Magic at Theatertreffen 2017 appeared first on Exeunt Magazi…

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Monday, May 8, 2017

Review: Drei Schwestern at Theatertreffen 2017 by Lee Anderson

Lee Anderson finds that Simon Stone's new version of Three Sisters reduces the women of Chekhov's original to "bit players in their own drama". The post Review: Drei Schwestern at Theatertr…

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

What can theatre learn from the £4.2bn video games sector? by Lee Anderson

On the face of it, theatregoing and gaming make for unlikely team mates. Theatre invites its audiences to watch, listen and reflect;

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Monday, October 5, 2015

How dramaturgy is finding its place in British theatre by Lee Anderson

Dramaturgy is a tough nut to crack. Despite occupying a vital role in countries such as Germany and across continental Europe, we

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Review: Hope, Royal Court Theatre by Lee Anderson

“Sorry, but there’s no money left”. So wrote former Secretary to the Treasury, Liam Bryne, when Labour handed over reigns of the Exchequer to the coalition four years ago. This pithy s…

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Review: Piranha Heights, Old Red Lion Theatre by Lee Anderson

In 1995, Sarah Kane brought the walls of a Leeds hotel room crashing down in explosive fashion for her debut play, Blasted. After a decade of playwrights politely rearranging the furniture, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:37PM
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Feature: Antigone – do we have the courage to rock the boat? by Lee Anderson

Adaptation can be a tricky thing indeed. But when it comes to re-working an ancient play – a play first written several centuries ago – and then making it work within a contemporary sett…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:36AM
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Feature: Yve Blake – “whacky, wonderful or just plain weird” by Lee Anderson

Here’s a riddle for you: what do horses, fish fingers, the ocean, sandwiches and ex-lovers all have in common? Any ideas? No? Not to worry. Yve Blake is in town to shed some light on the m…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:15AM
Monday, July 7, 2014

Feature: Madani Younis – “How do I shorten the gap between art and life?” by Lee Anderson

Madani Younis doesn’t mince his words. Stealing a precious half-hour during an otherwise jam-packed schedule, the Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, currently in the final stages …

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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Review: Super Premium Soft Double Vanilla Rich, artsdepot by Lee Anderson

It would be an understatement to say that Toshiki Okada’s Super Premium Soft Double Vanilla Rich is hard-going. This is a punishingly sluggish and maddeningly drawn-out piece of endurance …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:02AM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Review: The Shipment, Barbican Centre by Lee Anderson

Earlier this week, the UK government’s recently appointed culture secretary, Sajid Javid, began his inaugural policy-speech with an act of confession. So, in the spirit of full divulgence,…

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Review: Triptych, The Print Room by Lee Anderson

Let’s be honest, opera has a tough time of it. As an art form, it is either derided as an overpriced irrelevance or reviled as the province of ‘elitist’ poshos. Dido and Aenas? Tristan…

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Feature: Playing Shakespeare – what do The Merchant of Venice and Made in Chelsea have in common? by Lee Anderson

Forget the fairies. Send home the clowns. Do away with magical forests, star-crossed lovers and frothy sentiment! This year, the Globe is celebrating Shakespeare’s 450th birthday in wicke…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:08AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Review: Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters, The Wyndham’s Theatre by Lee Anderson

The Mossovet State Academic Theatre arrives in London’s West End with a sizeable helping of Chekhov’s early masterpieces. Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters are performed in the playwright�…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:35PM
Friday, April 18, 2014

Incoming Festival preview: Remote Control Theatre by Lee Anderson

Remote Control is not afraid to suffer for its art. It is a company that uses theatre as a means of probing into the darker recesses of human nature. This was evident at last year’s Ed…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:47AM
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Review: Pests, Royal Court Theatre by Lee Anderson

As the lights go up on Pests, you may be forgiven for believing you had accidentally stumbled into a time warp. Developed in collaboration with Clean Break, this intense two-hander from Vivi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:40PM
Friday, March 7, 2014

Feature: Celebrating 21 years of Told by an Idiot – “A brilliant combination of excitement and fear” by Lee Anderson

During our conversation, Paul Hunter – Co-Artistic Director of Told by an Idiot – says something rather unexpected: “One of our heroes is Miles Davies, because aside from his extra…

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Feature: Spotlight on Engineer Collective by Lee Anderson

When I join Engineer Collective on a cold and cloudy January morning, they are busy troubleshooting a movement sequence. Inside a disused open plan office overlooking west London, they are b…

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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Review: Enfant, Sadler’s Wells by Lee Anderson

Light slowly rises on the vast, cavernous Sadler’s Wells stage. A motorised crane judders into life. Beneath it, the inert body of a small child lies in a crumpled heap. At the rear of the…

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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