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Monday, June 18, 2018

REVIEW: Julie, National Theatre ✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind Jessica Wretlind reviews Julie, a new adaptation of Miss Julie by Polly Stenham now playing at the National Theatre. This post REVIEW: Julie, National Theatre ✭✭✭ f…

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Friday, April 20, 2018

REVIEW: Tina the musical, Aldwych Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind It’s simply The Best success story of the most deserving kind. Tina the musical is a stunning show in all respects and likely to be a run away success throughout it’s…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:19PM
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

REVIEW: Doubt A Parable, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind The 90-minute run offers a breathless battle of wit and conviction between Flynn and Aloysius, tautly directed by Ché Walker. This post REVIEW: Doubt A Parable, Southwar…

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

REVIEW: Cyrano De Bergerac, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind Kathryn Hunter is a magnificent lead, and manages to add gravitas to this breezy production. Having played Lear and Richard III, she can transcend gender with ease and ma…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:18AM
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

REVIEW: Janis Joplin – Full Tilt, Theatre Royal Stratford East ✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind Janis Joplin: Full Tilt Theatre Royal Stratford East 3 Stars Book Tickets This Edinburgh Fringe sell out is the closest thing you will get to watching Janis Joplin in con…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:48PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

REVIEW: In The Night Time Before The Sun Rises, Gate Theatre ✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind There is promise in this piece. The hallucinatory nature of exhaustion allows the tired pair to swerve through time and space, offering a great basis for metaphysical con…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:23AM
Sunday, January 31, 2016

REVIEW: One Of Those, Tristan Bates Theatre ✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind As the lives from one carriage merge with the other, the play descends into farce and the promise to bring new understanding is lost. This post REVIEW: One Of Those, Tris…

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

REVIEW: Yen, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind Her characters are abundantly flawed while still empathetic, and their relationship with the modern world is a marriage of dark comedy and struggle. Her plays are hugely …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:16AM
Saturday, January 23, 2016

REVIEW: Five Finger Exercise, The Print Room At The Coronet ✭✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind For as long as there are families, this poignant script will resonate with them. The music plays somewhat apologetically from offstage, but despite that, it is a near per…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:25AM
Thursday, January 21, 2016

REVIEW: The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Trafalgar Studios 2 ✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind The Picture Of Dorian Gray Trafalgar Studios 2 20 January 2016 2 Stars Buy Tickets This adaptation restores passages from Wilde’s original manuscript, which were censor…

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

REVIEW: 4000 Days, Park Theatre ✭✭✭ by Jessica Wretlind

By Jessica Wretlind Peter Quilter’s script is spiced with sarcasm and bouts of wit that get loud laughs from the audience, however the comedy perches awkwardly on the edge of big themes th…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:26PM

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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