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Monday, August 11, 2014

The Long Road South /Dirty Promises , Hope Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Hope Theatre, London: A sweltering drama set to the backdrop of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, and an unsettling piece about an abusive relationship complete the dynamic HopeFull re…

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Madame Bovary/The Flood , Hope Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Hope Theatre, London: A terrific mini-season of plays gives the Edinburgh Festival a run for its money from the comfort of one pub theatre. Read the full review

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Friday, August 8, 2014

Crystal Springs , Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Praise to the Park Theatre for hosting another all-female cast. Following the recent Shutters and World Enough and Time a few months ago, the Finsbury Park venue is cer…

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

The White Devil , Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon by Jonathan Lovett

Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: The RSC's stuttering Roaring Girls season at the Swan continues with another contemporary of Shakespeare's updated with mixed results. Read the f…

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Monday, August 4, 2014

The Diary of a Nobody , King's Head Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

King's Head Theatre, London: Three years ago the Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton staged a four-strong, all-male production of George and Weedon Grossmith's comic novel. The …

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Shutters , Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: The lack of good parts for women is being slowly redressed as old works (the Donmar's Julius Ceasar) and new ones (The Shed's Blurred Lines) have recently fea…

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Monday, June 16, 2014

Klook's Last Stand , Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Opening a year ago with a real mixed bag across its two spaces the Park Theatre has raised its game over the past few months as a host of new plays - including The Man …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

The Confessions of Gordon Brown , Ambassadors, London by Jonathan Lovett

Ambassadors, London: Our former prime minister is given a tragedian's tribute in this one-man production by the cracking coalition of writer Kevin Toolis and actor Ian Grieve. Read the …

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Monday, May 19, 2014

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

The Park Theatre, London: Considered one of the greatest of western films, starring two icons - Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne - at the top of their game, any stage version of Dorothy M Johnso…

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: So what if Othello was right about Desdemona being a "strumpet", and what if his wife was far more feisty and independent and petulant and crude than Shakespe…

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Friday, April 25, 2014

Martine, Finborough Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Finborough Theatre, London: A fascinating companion piece to the First World War commemorations, Jean-Jacques Bernard's 1920-set play is a languid daydream of the tumultuous events of t…

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Archimedes' Principle, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Produced three years ago in Spain, Coromina's tale of a swimming instructor who may or may not have inappropriately touched a child receives its UK premiere. Read …

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Monday, April 7, 2014

Bomber's Moon, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: A 'bomber's moon' meant a good night for bombing because the ground could be clearly seen - the only problem was that the planes were also easy to spot, …

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

I Found My Horn, Trafalgar Studios, London by Jonathan Lovett

Trafalgar Studios, London: A journalist in the midst of a midlife crisis, having been recently divorced, Jasper Rees one day came across his old French horn in the attic. He'd grown tir…

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Eldorado, Arcola, London by Jonathan Lovett

Arcola, London: British audiences might know fiery, youngish German playwright Marius von Mayenburg from a small cluster of his plays performed here. Read the full review

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Friday, March 21, 2014

World Enough and Time, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Time for some intelligent, witty, thought-provoking theatre - easily the best example of new writing I've seen at the Park. Read the full review

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Murderer, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London by Jonathan Lovett

Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London: The opening is a humdinger - it's when the actors start talking that problems arise. Read the full review

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Stroke of Luck, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: "It's a fantastic venue," director Jonathan Miller was overheard saying in the interval - and The Park is, indeed, a fine-looking addition to the capital…

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Friday, January 24, 2014

Blind/Doing the Business, Courtyard Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Courtyard Theatre, London: The corrosive commercialisation of art is explored in this double-bill of plays by Doug Lucie - enterprisingly put together by Triple Jump Productions. Read the fu…

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Friday, December 20, 2013

Little Black Book, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: The toy iguana and the black hat perched on top of a large radio indicate this might be a somewhat incongruous evening's entertainment. Read the full review

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Dick Whittington, Millfield Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Millfield Theatre, London: With the Hackney Empire panto looking a bit cream crackered this year, it's the Millfield's turn to give 'Larrnden' a new favourite cockney pan…

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Friday, December 6, 2013

The Night Before Christmas, Chickenshed, London by Jonathan Lovett

Chickenshed, London: This is a talismanic show for the Chickenshed. Nearly 20 years ago it launched a new era at the Shed's brand new theatre, and a decade ago its performance marked ex…

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Puss in Boots, Hackney Empire, London by Jonathan Lovett

Hackney Empire, London: The Hackney Empire and Susie McKenna celebrate 15 years of festive gold together during which time the writer/director has helped build this previously condemned musi…

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Island, Young Vic, London by Jonathan Lovett

Young Vic, London: We enter to a Sisyphean nightmare - two prisoners are constantly shovelling sand into wheelbarrows, wheeling the barrows around, emptying their loads, and filling them up …

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Monday, November 11, 2013

The Dead Wait, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Out of the horror of the Angolan Civil War is fashioned an unlikely buddy story that is surreal as it is gruelling and leaves us with a remarkable final image. Read the…

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

People Show 121: The Detective Show, Old Red Lion, London by Jonathan Lovett

Old Red Lion, London: This is an extremely fresh and funny show. Read the full review

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Monday, September 30, 2013

A Tale of Two Cities, King's Head Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

King's Head Theatre, London: Punctuated with contemporary songs, written for the stage in 1935, based on the novel of 1859, it's no wonder that this production induces a slightly queasy…

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The Barrier, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: It's still in its infancy but Park 90 - the smaller space in the relatively new Park Theatre - should probably review its quality control. Read the full review

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Oxbow Lakes, 17-20 Parr Street, London by Jonathan Lovett

17-20 Parr Street, London: "Sooner or later you have to cross boundaries..." from comedy to menace, light to dark, real to surreal and commonplace to bold, imaginative theatre. Rea…

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Sympathy Pains, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: The new season at Park90 - the smaller of the two spaces in the daily buzzing Park Theatre - opens in unspectacular fashion with Rosalind Adler's light comedy dire…

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Monday, July 22, 2013

Latitude Festival 2013, Various venues, Henham Park, Suffolk by Jonathan Lovett

Various venues, Henham Park, Suffolk: Fewer big named theatre companies, perhaps, but more bespoke shows and more premieres suggest Latitude's theatre element is growing in confidence a…

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