Monday, June 18, 2018
Finborough, LondonArthur Miller’s final play, inspired by the filming of The Misfits, offers a powerful view of the manipulation of Marilyn MonroeWhen Arthur Miller’s final play premiere…
Linked From The Guardian at 01:24PMMonday, June 11, 2018
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, LondonThe immersive theatre pioneers invite the audience into a gran’s pebbledash home and bring her memories to lifeI’m crouched down alongside a bunch of kids…
Linked From The Guardian at 02:18AMMonday, June 4, 2018
Bullish, gentle, broken, blazing: Simon Stephens, Karl Hyde and Scott Graham's interrogation of father-son relationships gets to you eventually.
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Omnibus theatre, LondonAdam Fuller directs a skilful adaptation of the children’s book about a boy whose sibling is born with a disabilityThis is a finely calibrated family show, based on …
Linked From The Guardian at 01:36PMTuesday, April 24, 2018
It's the little stuff that counts: Joe White's debut is another special play from a special theatre.
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Polka, LondonRosen’s epic is dished up for the stage in an adaptation that stirs in his poems about fried eggs and baked potatoesAll kids loves cake but Wilfred, aged four, is mad for it. …
Linked From The Guardian at 05:13AMFriday, April 6, 2018
What might've been: the ENB's Tchaikovsky for kids fails to spark the imagination.
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You lucky, lucky people: Michael Longhurst's Chichester production makes a triumphant London transfer.
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Self-aware and triumphantly obscure: Miriam Gillinson reviews Josh Azouz's new play involving a giant talking baby.
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Heart-ache: Miriam Gillinson reviews the West End transfer of Richard Eyre's production of Eugene O'Neill.
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Unicorn theatre, LondonStewart Melton’s gently earnest play, directed by Sarah Argent, helps children learn how to shareThroughout the beginning of Seesaw, which is about two children figu…
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Albany, London The set is captivating and the standout moments are performed with swagger by Tutti Frutti, yet the heart of Hans Christian Andersen’s story feels lost The Ugly Duckling is …
Linked From The Guardian at 07:33PMThursday, December 14, 2017
It’s mad. It’s ambitious. It’s silly and frightening and really annoying: Miriam Gillinson reviews the National Theatre's stage version of Pinocchio.
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Linked From exeuntmagazine.com at 06:59PMMonday, October 23, 2017
Polka theatre, LondonA brother and sister contemplate the arrival of a new baby in Sarah Argent’s brilliant new show, in which everything is seen through the eyes of a childWe’re in a lo…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:33AMFriday, October 13, 2017
A very lovely play in lots of very lovely ways: Miriam Gillinson reviews David Eldridge's new play about the start of a relationship.
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Unicorn theatre, London The story of the stray that became Russia’s first cosmonaut is interwoven with a mother and son’s plans to visit the red planet in a show for six to 12-year-olds …
Linked From The Guardian at 10:06AMThursday, September 28, 2017
Here is a woman who listens only to herself: Miriam Gillinson reviews the return of Jane Eyre to the National Theatre.
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Trying to be big and brilliant: Miriam Gillinson reviews Christopher Shinn's new play about a tech billionaire on a mission.
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Miriam Gillinson discovers some intriguing beginnings at The Yard's festival of bold, untested new work.
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Stuff – just – happens: Miriam Gillinson reviews Conor McPherson's new play based around Bob Dylan songs.
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Open Air theatre, Regent’s Park, LondonThis fierce, unpatronising Anya Reiss adaptation of Dickens’ criminal caper is full of invention, but an overcomplicated plot spirals into confusio…
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Lyric, LondonWacky songs, animal sounds and upbeat performances abound in this charming stage version of the popular children’s picture bookMy six-year-old goddaughter Blue is now too big …
Linked From The Guardian at 10:12AMThursday, June 29, 2017
Unicorn, LondonThis show hosted by grownups and kids is strange, messy and unsettling – and my 10-year-old companion finds plenty of thrills amid the wisecracking chaosImagine the children…
Linked From The Guardian at 01:24AMFriday, June 23, 2017
It's all me, me, me: Miriam Gillinson reviews Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play set in the publishing industry.
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My first theatre trip: Miriam Gillinson takes her two-year-old nephew to see Little Angel's adaptation of Anna Kemp's children's book, and goes just a little bit bonkers.
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The future is snuffed out by the past: Miriam Gillinson reviews Jez Butterworth's epic new Irish family saga.
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Peacock theatre, LondonThe young dancers perform beautifully, and there’s no denying the magic of the story, but ENB’s show could do with less chat and a bit more sparkleIt’s seven o…
Linked From The Guardian at 08:12AMTuesday, March 14, 2017
Polka theatre, London It may take more than a sprinkle of fairy dust to repair the relationship in Toby Hulse’s new play, which is inspired by the enchanted comedyBefore the show, I ask Qe…
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Unicorn theatre, LondonA talented team throw everything from shadow puppetry to live fire at the well-loved tale, but it’s hard to make out the storyWith shadow puppetry, singing, dancing,…
Linked From The Guardian at 10:54AMThursday, December 8, 2016
Polka, LondonThis Dick King-Smith adaptation is a bit unsteady on its trotters but its merriment has some of the audience bouncing in their seats“Why do those sheep look like people?” as…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:18AMFriday, September 23, 2016
Little Angel theatre, LondonDan Rebellato’s play, which follows a 10-year-old facing the world when her parents split up, is beautiful, sad and full of clever touchesEmily Rising is a play…
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