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Romantics Anonymous review

28/10/2017 by Peter Viney

Review of the musical Romantics Anonymous  (LINKED HERE) at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at The Globe. Wonderful, feel good stuff by artistic director Emma Rice. (Come back, all is forgiven?)

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Albion review

27/10/2017 by Peter Viney

Review of Mike Bartlett’s “Albion” (FOLLOW LINK) at the Almeida Theatre:
This play has had ecstatic reviews and is seen as a Brexit allegory. I have a few doubts …

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The Norman Conquests review

18/10/2017 by Peter Viney

Review of THE NORMAN CONQUESTS  (follow link) by Alan Ayckbourn at Chichester Festival Theatre. This was an opportunity to see these three linked plays … Table Manners, Living Together and Round & Round The Garden all in one day. It was always considered one of the great events of late 20th century theatre, and deservedly so.

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Richard Thompson review

14/10/2017 by Peter Viney

Review of Richard Thompson at Poole Lighthouse, Friday 13th too. Excellent support from Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker. A great acoustic solo show from one of the greatest British songwriters. The tour continues through to the end of October.

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Around The World in 80 Days review

08/10/2017 by Peter Viney

Link to the New Vic’s touring production of Around The World in 80 Days, seen at Salisbury Playhouse. This is vibrant, imaginative physical theatre with a cast of eight playing 125 characters. Michael Hugo as Passepartoute gives the comic performance of the year.

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King Lear, Ian McKellen review

06/10/2017 by Peter Viney

A review added of the second King Lear in two and a bit weeks. This King Lear is with Ian McKellen at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre, (LINKED) one of the hottest theatre tickets of the year.

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Dido, Queen of Carthage – review

01/10/2017 by Peter Viney

Review added of a magnificent production of Christopher Marlowe’s early play, Dido, Queen of Carthage (LINKED) at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre. It looks gorgeous. Beautifully performed too. More exciting than the Shakespeare on next door too.

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Coriolanus – RSC review

01/10/2017 by Peter Viney

Review of the 2017 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Coriolanus (LINKED) added.  Sope Dirisu as Coriolanus in a modern dress production.

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The Lie – review

26/09/2017 by Peter Viney

Review of Florian Zeller’s “The Lie”  (FOLLOW THIS LINK) at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Southwark. Translated by Christopher Hampton. This was a preview performance. It’s the companion piece to last year’s The Truth with four superb actors. You’ll be knocked out if it’s new to you, though if you have seen the counterpart, the plot won’t hold many surprises.

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Boudica – review

24/09/2017 by Peter Viney

Review of Boudica by Tristan Bernays at The Globe Theatre. This is what The Globe does so well. Full of action and interaction.  A lively production of the story of the British queen who fought the Roman invaders. Full of implications, too.

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