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Hedda Tesman – review

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on 19/09/2019| Leave a Comment »

Review of Hedda Tesman by Cordelia Lynn, (FOLLOW LINK)a modern rewrite of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. At Chichester’s Minerva theatre with a superb cast. For us, the updating to modern times worked well.

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Boudica – review

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on 24/09/2017| Leave a Comment »

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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Cymbeline- RSC review

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 29/05/2016| Leave a Comment »

Review of the RSC production of Cymbeline, directed by Melly Still. An all-out production on set, costumes, direction, acting. A great version of this slightly obscure Shakespeare play, set in a dystopian future Britain after Brexit. And Rome (or the EU) seek tributes.A lot of gender switches too.

(left: Innogen, Cymbeline, right, Queen of Britain)

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Hamlet- RSC 2016 review

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on 26/03/2016| Leave a Comment »

Review of the Royal Shakespeare Company 2016 production of Hamlet added (LINKED). A virtually all-black version set in West Africa, starring Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet, a stunning 25 year old Hamlet at that. 2948

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