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Friday, May 6, 2016

Brighton Festival and Fringe highlights – who to see, where and when by Natasha Tripney

Brighton Festival Every year the Brighton Festival has a different guest director. This year, it is performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: May 4 by Natasha Tripney

The next seven days sees the opening of the Brighton Festival and Fringe and a major new production in Stratford-upon-Avon. In London,

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: April 27 by Natasha Tripney

After the onslaught of last week, with a major opening taking place every night as well as the events to mark the

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: April 20 by Natasha Tripney

The weekend of April 23 is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and there will be events taking place all around the

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Barely Methodical Troupe: ‘We are pushing boundaries’ by Natasha Tripney

The Cyr wheel is a large metal ring the size of a person. It was the only piece of acrobatic apparatus to

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: April 13 by Natasha Tripney

Cruel April may be, but it sure isn’t quiet, with openings over the next seven days including Pulitzer-winning drama at the National

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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: April 6 by Natasha Tripney

This is the week of all the things, everywhere. There are multiple King Lears and Royal Court openings in abundance – and

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: March 30 by Natasha Tripney

The next seven days see major productions open at the National Theatre and the Royal Court, London, the latter of which –

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Natasha Tripney: Which plays should we consign to the dustbin of history? by Natasha Tripney

What is it we actually mean when we describe a play as being a museum piece? I found myself asking this question

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: March 23 by Natasha Tripney

Though relatively quiet because of the long Easter weekend, the next seven days include some major openings including the transfer of People, Places

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: March 16 by Natasha Tripney

There’s an interesting mix of things this week, including a rich range of new writing in London, as well as a chance

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Natasha Tripney: When is having three intervals the right thing to do? by Natasha Tripney

Robert Icke really, really likes an interval. His 2015 production of Oresteia at the Almeida Theatre, London, had three of them, and

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Monday, March 14, 2016

Alan Lane: ‘Things need to change. If that means blowing stuff up, fine’ by Natasha Tripney

The last time I stood in the square outside Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, Alan Lane had just set the place on fire. Okay,

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: March 9 by Natasha Tripney

There’s a really rich and interesting spread of work opening around the UK this week, including an intriguing and contrasting double-bill of

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s Theatre Picks: March 2 by Natasha Tripney

The next seven days continues to be busy with a cluster of exciting things all happening on March 3, including the directorial

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Natasha Tripney: Can we all stop banging on about the violence in Cleansed? by Natasha Tripney

Is this really the story we want to be telling? With dispiriting predictability the mainstream press has latched hungrily on to the

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Mrs Henderson Presents split the critics – was it a question of gender? by Natasha Tripney

The reviews of Mrs Henderson Presents have been an educative exercise in writing about nudity. Or, rather, not writing about it. Many of

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: February 18 by Natasha Tripney

After last week’s great wave of openings, things slow down slightly during the next seven days, though only comparatively speaking. The return

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: February 10 by Natasha Tripney

This week is absolutely packed. Following a fairly quiet January, it feels like everything has suddenly woken up and there are new

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: February 3 by Natasha Tripney

While the Vault Festival hums away beneath London’s streets, above ground there’s new writing at the Gate Theatre and the Finborough, as

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Friday, January 29, 2016

Rachel O’Riordan: ‘I see Sherman Cymru as the major producing theatre in Wales’ by Natasha Tripney

As Rachel O’Riordan knows, there are many ways into the theatre industry. “I didn’t have a very traditional path into the business,”

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: January 13 by Natasha Tripney

It’s still relatively quiet, particularly around the UK, but there are a number of intriguing new openings taking place in London this

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: January 6 by Natasha Tripney

2016 might still be mewling like a newborn kitten but there are already new shows to be seen, including the UK staging

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

2015 year in review: Natasha Tripney’s best and worst by Natasha Tripney

Robert Icke’s Oresteia – the triumphant first production in Rupert Goold’s thrillingly ambitious Almeida Greeks season – was not only a superb

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: December 23 by Natasha Tripney

With new openings all but wrapped up for the year, this week’s theatre picks takes the form of a collection of some

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: December 16 by Natasha Tripney

So here it is. With Christmas drawing near there are only a handful of big shows left to open before everyone gets

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Natasha Tripney: There’s no excuse for the overt sexism of some pantomimes by Natasha Tripney

Call me joyless. Call me a Grinch. I don’t mind. You probably have a case. But when it comes to panto I’m,

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Friday, December 11, 2015

‘Evolution not revolution’ helps Dep Arts to grow 10 years on by Natasha Tripney

Dep Arts, the Leeds-based production company with a strong track record of creating theatre and arts projects in the north of England,

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Natasha Tripney: We still need more ‘Willy Loman’ roles for women by Natasha Tripney

It’s a small moment, but an eloquent one. While playing the title role in Penelope Skinner’s Linda at the Royal Court, a

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: December 9 by Natasha Tripney

Christmas is creeping ever nearer, so naturally my picks of the week include an array of ghosts, witches, and villains, as well

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Must the show always go on? by Natasha Tripney

Five minutes before the end of the press performance of Waste, Roger Michell’s production of the play by Harley Granville Barker at

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All that Chat

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
TBA: Ragtime