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Sunday, November 5, 2017

What to say about ... Complicit by Mark Espiner

Richard Dreyfuss is rumoured to be forgetting his lines in Joe Sutton's play. Don't let that put you off parroting a few paragraphs from the criticsWho needs Oscar glamour when it's here in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54AM
Monday, December 19, 2016

What to say about ... Lenny Henry's Othello by Mark Espiner

He's better known for comic relief than lofty tragedy, so how does the funnyman fare as Shakespeare's Moor? There's no need to head north for Barrie Rutter's production – just rifle throug…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36PM
Thursday, December 15, 2016

What to say about ... No Man's Land by Harold Pinter by Mark Espiner

Couldn't get to the revival of Pinter's classic but need to save face with your friends? Mark Espiner rounds up the reviewsIn these credit crunchy times, you tell your assembled friends, the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PM
Friday, November 25, 2016

Dinner for One serves up the lighter side of German theatre | Mark Espiner by Mark Espiner

The stage version of Germany's staple New Year comedy sketch is but a boo-hiss away from becoming the nation's first pantoWith Goethe, Schiller and Brecht as its guiding lights, not to menti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AM
Thursday, June 26, 2014

David Bowie: stage oddity by Mark Espiner

As the V&A's groundbreaking Bowie exhibition transfers to Berlin site of his creative transformation in the 70s the singer's theatrical side has been pushed centre-stageBowie and Berli…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The Artist and the power of sensory deprivation in film and theatre | Mark Espiner by Mark Espiner

Taking voices away from actors, or plunging audiences into darkness, can provide an immersive, more intimate experienceFor the makers of The Artist, clutching five Oscars this week including…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AM
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Do German audiences have a keener appetite for theatrical experiment? by Mark Espiner

Plays that defy pigeonholing can struggle for recognition in the UK, but two recent Berlin productions reflect a different mindsetAs Michael Billington noted in his piece earlier this week �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM

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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