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Archive for November, 2024

The New Real – review

Review added of THE NEW REAL by David Edgar at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s third theatre (follow link to review), The Other Place. The review mentions the organizational chaos in simply getting in and seated, but the play itself survived it. It spans 24 years and centres on two US political strategists who work on presidential campaigns in an Eastern European country. The parallels are clear, and we are just a week before the big election. You might notice resemblances to several real people on the world stage.

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Othello, RSC 2024 – review

Review of OTHELLO at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford. (LINKED). There is a strong stylized concept on a minimal set with elaborate costumes and lighting. The concept focuses on words rather than action. It’s highly professional, but we both felt the minimalism sanitized the violence. The picture of Iago (Will Keen) and Othello (John Douglas Thompson) is an all too rare piece of physicality.

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