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Thursday, May 9, 2019

Don’t Look Away review at Pleasance Theatre, London – ‘new writing about the refugee crisis’ by Fergus Morgan

There’s an endearing humanity to Grace Chapman’s refugee-related drama Don’t Look Away, but there’s a tragic predictability to it too. It’s a

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Helen Edmundson’s Small Island at National Theatre review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Hold your breath: here comes the latest Olivier offering from Rufus Norris’ regime. The NT’s track record in its biggest space has

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Monday, May 6, 2019

Company stage manager Zac Holton: ‘This is the easiest job in the world and the most difficult’ by Fergus Morgan

Company stage manager Zac Holton has had nearly every job in the business. He tells Fergus Morgan about the work ethic instilled

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Man of La Mancha at London Coliseum starring Kelsey Grammer and Nicholas Lyndhurst – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

There have been four fruits of the partnership between the English National Opera and commercial producers GradeLinnit so far – semi-staged productions

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Grandma Saves the Day! review at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich – ‘a jaunty jukebox musical’ by Fergus Morgan

Carl Giles, the cartoonist whose drawings appeared in the Daily Express for 40 years, made Ipswich his home. A statue of his

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Switched on: shows such as Fleabag and Chimerica prove TV and theatre can inspire each other by Fergus Morgan

It has been 88 years since theatre was first broadcast on television and the relationship between the two has not always been

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Friday, April 26, 2019

All My Sons starring Bill Pullman and Sally Field at the Old Vic, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Arthur Miller here, Arthur Miller there, Arthur Miller everywhere. After high-profile revivals of The Price, The American Clock and The Crucible comes

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Sweet Charity at London’s Donmar Warehouse starring Anne-Marie Duff – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

This is the end of an era. Josie Rourke bids farewell to the Donmar Warehouse – her home for the last seven

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Night of the Living Dead Live! review at Pleasance Theatre, London – ‘schlocky but saggy staging’ by Fergus Morgan

Probably best not to wear your finery at Night of the Living Dead Live!. This US stage adaptation of George A Romero’s

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

A German Life at the Bridge Theatre, London starring Maggie Smith – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Stage appearances don’t get much more sensational than this: Maggie Smith, aged 84, making her first theatre appearance for 12 years. The

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Rooms review at Barbican Centre, London – ‘Enda Walsh’s atmospheric, immersive installation’ by Fergus Morgan

As Enda Walsh’s adaptation of Max Porter’s novel Grief is the Thing With Feathers, starring Cillian Murphy, finishes a short run in

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Wow, Everything Is Amazing review at Battersea Arts Centre, London – ‘young artists tackle big issues’ by Fergus Morgan

Welcome to the church of tomorrow. Deptford-based youth performance project Sounds Like Chaos’ new show takes audiences 50 years into the future,

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Monday, April 8, 2019

Intra Muros review at Park Theatre, London – ‘slick staging of a sentimental prison drama’ by Fergus Morgan

French playwright Alexis Michalik has chalked up some extraordinary successes across the channel with a string of Shakespeare adaptations and original plays,

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Friday, April 5, 2019

Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls at National Theatre review round-up by Fergus Morgan

For a play of such status, Caryl Churchill’s 1982 classic Top Girls doesn’t get produced nearly as much as one might expect.

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Meet the police detective-turned-producer bringing the TV cast of Fame back together on stage by Fergus Morgan

As an avid fan of the 1980s TV series Fame, Sue Hinds became pen pals with one of its stars, acted out

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

The Crucible review at Yard Theatre, London – ‘exuberant and hallucinatory’ by Fergus Morgan

London’s mini-season of Miller rolls on apace. After high profile revivals of The Price and The American Clock comes something slightly smaller

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Monday, March 25, 2019

Bruce Norris’ Downstate at the National Theatre, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

American playwright Bruce Norris’ 2010 work Clybourne Park was a certified sensation. Written as a sequel to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The Rubenstein Kiss review at Southwark Playhouse, London – ‘an emotionally charged revival’ by Fergus Morgan

In the early 1950s, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested on suspicion of leaking American secrets to the Soviet Union, convicted and

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Monday, March 18, 2019

Same Same But Different, Ghent – the festival tackling Belgium’s murky colonial past by Fergus Morgan

Until recently, Belgium’s history in Africa was rarely discussed, but now three Ghent institutions have collaborated with collective Black Speaks Back to

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Friday, March 15, 2019

Betrayal starring Tom Hiddleston at the Harold Pinter Theatre – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

If Jamie Lloyd’s Pinter at the Pinter season was the main course – dish after dish of one-act Harold Pinter plays in

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Admissions starring Alex Kingston – review at Trafalgar Studios, London – ‘polished production of a stultifying play’ by Fergus Morgan

“Astonishing!” “Daring!” “Provocative!” Thus shout the posters for Admissions, the new comedy-drama from Bad Jews playwright Joshua Harmon that transfers to Trafalgar

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Monday, March 11, 2019

Waitress at Adelphi Theatre, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

This is a landmark production. Waitress is the first West End musical – it was the first Broadway musical too – to

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Friday, March 8, 2019

Recollection review – ‘an exhilarating and topical immersive experience’ by Fergus Morgan

This is quite a lot of fun. Fresh-faced company Any One Thing’s Recollection is an immersive experience that involves its audience members

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Alys, Always at Bridge Theatre, London starring Joanne Froggatt and Robert Glenister – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

So far, the Bridge Theatre hasn’t quite been the unstoppable hit-making machine that many were anticipating when it opened back in October

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Richard III review at Bristol Old Vic – ‘superb performance from Tom Mothersdale’ by Fergus Morgan

Tom Mothersdale had a particularly purple 2018. He was wheedling and American in Annie Baker’s John at London’s National Theatre, wolfishly sinister

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Yerma director Simon Stone on bringing his radical Medea to London: ‘I don’t make directors’ theatre. That’s a misjudged analysis’ by Fergus Morgan

His hit production of Yerma starring Billie Piper caused a stir, now Simon Stone is bringing his radical version of Medea, based

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Friday, March 1, 2019

Cuckoo review at Campo, Ghent – ‘stylishly staged performance lecture about South Korea’ by Fergus Morgan

A Cuckoo, in South Korea, is a pressure cooker for preparing rice. In Amsterdam-based artist Jaha Koo’s solo performance-lecture, visiting Ghent’s Same

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Hate Radio review at NTGent – ‘disturbing verbatim play about Rwandan genocide’ by Fergus Morgan

This is a really tough watch. Milo Rau’s Hate Radio recreates a broadcast by RTLM, the Rwandan radio station that encouraged Hutu

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

9 to 5 starring Caroline Sheen and Bonnie Langford at the Savoy Theatre – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

What a crazy way to make a living. Having conquered the worlds of country music and theme parks, Dolly Parton has turned

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All in a Row review at Southwark Playhouse, London – ‘a sensitive play marred by a wrong-headed decision’ by Fergus Morgan

Alex Oates’ All in a Row is an uncomfortable show, in two different ways. Firstly, on a dramatic level: its presentation of

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Friday, February 15, 2019

The American Clock starring Clarke Peters at the Old Vic – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Another day, another Arthur Miller opening in London in a season that sees a plethora of the American playwright’s work popping up

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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