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Sunday, November 27, 2022

‘It was devastating’: theatremakers on the fallout from their worst reviews by Gary Nunn

Many directors crave critique as much as they fear it. But what happens behind the scenes after a public panning? When an unfavourable review recently came out about her new play, Australia…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PM

Friday, June 26, 2015

Verbatim theatre is like good reality TV on stage by Gary Nunn

Earthy, accessible and compelling: faithful reflection of real language in the theatre can make the prosaic poetic and the loquacious mellifluous“You’ve got to see this show, Gaz,” my …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:09AM

Friday, November 28, 2014

There’s gotta be something better than this: the underrated beauty of musical theatre lyrics by Gary Nunn

The accepted doctrine runs that only Sondheim’s lyrics are eloquent. Scrub away the snobbery and a world of poetry opens up Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM

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