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Thursday, September 4, 2014

The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare's Globe by Marianka Swain

It begins sombrely, with the grave recounting of a shipwreck, but such emotive moments are fleeting: as the drama ratchets up, it only serves to fuel the splendid zaniness of Shakespeare's 1…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:30AM

Thursday, August 21, 2014

See Rock City & Other Destinations by Marianka Swain

Shared yearning for a place to belong is not a revelatory concept, nor is it given new dimension in this gently saccharine piece, yet although the whistle-stop tour only covers familiar land…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:30AM

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Dogfight, Southwark Playhouse by Marianka Swain

It is no mean feat to turn an audience against idealistic, painfully young marines heading for the nightmarish hell of Vietnam, but Dogfight comes perilously close to achieving that undesira…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:30AM

Friday, August 15, 2014

Jezebel, Soho Theatre by Marianka Swain

If comedy is tragedy plus time, either too much has elapsed since the fictional events of Jezebel, or not quite enough. Newcomer Mark Cantan's uneven screwball pitting a methodical couple ag…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:32AM

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Sommer 14 - A Dance of Death, Finborough Theatre by Marianka Swain

For those who have spent the past few months nodding along to World War I conversations while desperately trying to remember who killed that archduke and why, Rolf Hochhuth has kindly suppli…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:30AM

Monday, July 28, 2014

A Bright Room Called Day, Southwark Playhouse by Marianka Swain

The pivotal early 1930s period in which Herr Hitler overcame strong if fractured left-wing opposition should make for meaty drama, but the sluggish polemic currently occupying Southwark Play…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:30AM

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Shutters, Park Theatre by Marianka Swain

This is a woman’s world at Park Theatre, where an all-female company tackles three American shorts that place the private feminine experience under a microscope. Jack Thorpe Baker’s cast…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:55AM

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s Globe by Marianka Swain

For those who believe spin is if not a modern invention, then at least a modern fascination, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar offers a sharp rejoinder. Interpretation, manipulation and persuasi…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:34AM

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Carousel, Arcola Theatre by Marianka Swain

How do you solve a problem like a musical? Rodgers and Hammerstein's ambitious Carousel seems tailor-made for expansive venues like the National Theatre, where Nicholas Hytner memorably revi…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:00PM

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Orange Tree Theatre Festival, Programme 1, Orange Tree Theatre by Marianka Swain

Sam Walters, Britain's longest-serving artistic director of a theatre (43 years!), looks to the past as well as the future with his Orange Tree swansong. This varied festival features nine p…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:13AM

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