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Friday, September 28, 2018

Pinter at the Pinter One and Two review at the Harold Pinter Theatre – ‘ambitious, unsettling and powerfully performed’ by Natasha Tripney

“One has to be so scrupulous about language,” purrs the interrogator in one of Harold Pinter most chilling plays, his short One for the

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Lord of the Flies review at Theatr Clwyd – ‘female-led production lacks tension’ by Natasha Tripney

In her new production of William Golding’s novel about societal collapse and power’s capacity to corrupt, director Emma Jordan has re-imagined the

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Monday, September 24, 2018

Top theatre shows to see this week (September 24-30) by Natasha Tripney

Rebus: Long Shadows – Birmingham Repertory Theatre Novelist Ian Rankin joins forces with Rona Munro to create a new Rebus story for the

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Monday, September 17, 2018

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (September 17-23) by Natasha Tripney

Sylvia – Old Vic, London Beverley Knight and Genesis Lynea star in Katie Prince’s new hip hop musical about the suffragette movement and

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Playwright Vinay Patel: ‘Putting on the play is not enough – it’s who you get in the room’ by Natasha Tripney

After making his name in theatre with True Brits for HighTide, Vinay Patel went on to write acclaimed television drama Murdered by

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Monday, September 10, 2018

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (September 10-16) by Natasha Tripney

Holy Shit – Kiln Theatre, London The rebranded, refurbished Tricycle reopens as Kiln Theatre with a production of Alexis Zegerman’s new play about

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Sweet Charity review at Nottingham Playhouse – ‘Rebecca Trehearn delights’ by Natasha Tripney

Sweet Charity is an odd cocktail. A Broadway classic featuring a clutch of memorable numbers, it puts the character of Charity Hope

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Dance Nation review at Almeida Theatre, London by Natasha Tripney

Clare Barron’s Dance Nation, which premiered earlier this year at New York’s Playwrights Horizons, maps the treacherous terrain between childhood and adulthood.

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Monday, September 3, 2018

Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (September 3-9) by Natasha Tripney

Dance Nation – Almeida Theatre, London Bijan Sheibani follows The Brothers Size with the UK premiere of Clare Barron’s new play Dance Nation,

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Pickle Jar review at Underbelly, Edinburgh – ‘a winning performance’ by Natasha Tripney

Maddie Rice had the unenviable job of taking over from Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the touring production of Fleabag, but she slid into

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A Decade of Fringes by Natasha Tripney

Natasha Tripney writes on the time-bending, memory-layering properties of returning to Edinburgh for the festival fringe, year after year. The post A Decade of Fringes appeared first on Exeu…

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Home review at King’s Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘meticulously staged look at the creation of a home’ by Natasha Tripney

In Geoff Sobelle’s intricately choreographed and designed show, a house is constructed on stage. The production begins with Sobelle stapling plastic sheeting

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Henry review at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh – ‘occasionally absurd and often amusing’ by Natasha Tripney

Mark Down, director of puppet theatre company Blind Summit, welcomes the audience to what he assures them will be a masterclass, not

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The Director’s Cut review at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘majestically daft and incredibly funny’ by Natasha Tripney

The fourth show by horror-comedy maestros Kill the Beast is a majestically daft and incredibly funny. It’s the 1970s and movie director

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Frau Welt review at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh – ‘a forceful performance but fuzzy storytelling’ by Natasha Tripney

A figure sits shrouded in shadow wearing a dress of black chiffon and jet beads. This is Frau Welt, a woman who

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[Insert Slogan Here] review at Zoo Charteris, Edinburgh – ‘intimate, if opaque’ by Natasha Tripney

As a child Sam Ward was so entranced by a Volvo commercial that he wrote to the company asking if he could

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Mr Swallow and the Vanishing Elephant at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘deliciously silly’ by Natasha Tripney

While Nick Mohammed’s third outing as manic-but-endearing northern magician Mr Swallow lacks the impressive escapology set pieces of its predecessor, it in

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Director Stef O’Driscoll: ‘Theatre’s duty is to reflect a wide range of human experiences’ by Natasha Tripney

Stef O’Driscoll has long championed works that connects with audiences who feel excluded from traditional theatre. She tells Natasha Tripney how unconventional

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The Vanishing Man review at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘taut, smart and satisfying’ by Natasha Tripney

Simon Evans’ and David Aula’s meta-magic show has been knocking around for a couple of years now. There’s even a sequel, The

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Monday, August 20, 2018

Sparks review at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘raw and emotive mixture of music and storytelling’ by Natasha Tripney

Sparks is one of those shows that makes you want to call the people in your life that you love and hear

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La Maladie De La Mort review at Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh – ‘hypnotic, numbing and technically audacious’ by Natasha Tripney

Katie Mitchell and Alice Birch’s adaptation of The Malady of Death, the 1982 novella by Marguerite Duras, is technically audacious. Using a

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Nine Foot Nine review at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh – ‘ambitious, if overly earnest’ by Natasha Tripney

Alex Wood’s ambitious debut science-fiction play envisions a world in which women suddenly start to grow. Overnight their bodies expand and their

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The Approach review at Assembly Hall, Edinburgh – ‘quietly powerful’ by Natasha Tripney

Mark O’Rowe’s quietly powerful three-hander takes the form of series of conversations. Three women – Cora, Anna, and Denise – discuss the

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Top theatre shows to see this week (August 20-26) by Natasha Tripney

The End of Eddy – the Studio, Edinburgh Stewart Laing directs a new stage adaptation of Edouard Louis’ brutal autobiographical novel about

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Friday, August 17, 2018

Notorious Strumpet and Dangerous Girl review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘striking individual moments’ by Natasha Tripney

Jess Love offers audience members a cup of tea and a biscuit as we file into the room. Her solo show, which

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Unconditional review at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh – ‘charm in abundance’ by Natasha Tripney

In Unconditional real-life mother and daughter Stefanie Mueller and Josie Dale-Jones play a mother and daughter putting on a show together. The

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Unsung review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘wonderfully elastic performance’ by Natasha Tripney

In 2012, the elasti-lipped Valentijn Dhaenens made a splash with Bigmouth, a mash-up of historical oratory and a tour de force of

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Flight review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘memorable and unsettling sensory adventure’ by Natasha Tripney

Buckle up. Flight is a 20-minute experience that takes place almost entirely in darkness and plays on a fear that most of

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Jericho review at Underbelly, Edinburgh – ‘nimble meta-essay on journalism, truth – and wrestling’ by Natasha Tripney

One of two shows by Irish company Malaprop at this year’s Fringe, Jericho again sees them, among many other things, exploring communication and

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

The Chore of Enchantment review at Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh – ‘fitfully entertaining’ by Natasha Tripney

Vincent Gambini’s previous show – called This Is Not a Magic Show even though it very definitely was one – combined sleight

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Passionate Machine review at Zoo Charteris, Edinburgh – ‘creatively fuses science fiction and autobiography’ by Natasha Tripney

In The Bathhouse, a satirical play by the Russian Futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, the protagonist builds a time machine. Time travel also

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic