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Hamlet at Iris Theatre
Set in a woefully undeveloped near-future dictatorship, sitting through the entirety of Daniel Winder’s Hamlet feels like being…
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After Dark; or, a Drama of London Life at Finborough Theatre
After Dark’s plot, director Phil Willmott admits, is laughable. An unashamed populist, writer Dion Boucicault himself adapted the…
By Daniel McLeod
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The Merry Wives of Windsor at Shakespeare’s Globe
“I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ere one chaste man.” So says Mistress Ford, the target of…
By Daniel McLeod
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Walking on Cars at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
On a stage inundated with smoke, Walking on Cars emerge to a comfortably filled Shepherd’s Bush Empire. The…
By Daniel McLeod
Play
Jane Clegg at Finborough Theatre
Finborough Theatre has a history of rediscovering neglected work. Under the artistic direction of Neil McPherson, the small,…
By Daniel McLeod
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Swimming at the White Bear Theatre
Swimming is a new play by Alex Bower. Despite being developed over several years, this production was workshopped…
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Neck or Nothing at Pleasance Theatre
Neck or Nothing: an attempt at success that risks losing everything. Fledgling Theatre Company’s new play follows Jens,…
By Daniel McLeod
Theatre
“Whatever you are going through, you are not alone”: Neck or Nothing co-creators Callum Cameron and Chris Neels on the importance of addressing toxic masculinity
Neck or Nothing is a new play by Fledgling Theatre Company. Inspired by cult-hit Project Grizzly, the story…
By Daniel McLeod
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Toast at the Other Palace
It’s 1967 and Nigel Slater is just nine years old. He and his mother stand over an island…
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The Crucible at The Yard Theatre
The Yard’s Artistic Director Jay Miller directs this incongruous, tonally confused production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, telling…
By Daniel McLeod