Play
Nye at the National Theatre
A man in pyjamas sits atop a lonely bed at stage centre, cradling the heaving, wheezing figure of…
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Published articles
Play
This Bitter Earth at Soho Theatre
Love in a time of discord and division, love as the sole true clarity, love as an action…
By Thomas Messner
Play
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Bridge Theatre
Upon entering the Bridge Theatre’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one – if granted the mixed…
By Thomas Messner
Musical
The Rock’n’Roll Alien at Adelphi Theatre
For any musical tribute act, the primary hurdle is the simple and inescapable fact of the tribute subject’s…
By Thomas Messner
Movie
When the Light Breaks
Within its first, deceptively tranquil shot, Icelandic director Runar Runarsson’s fourth feature is imbued with an irrecoverable sense…
By Thomas Messner
Theatre
Avocado Presents: An Improvised Play at 21 Soho
For anyone who has had a prior brush with improvised theatre, one knows the defining quality of improv…
By Thomas Messner
Play
The Comedy About Spies at Noël Coward Theatre
At this point in time, so dependable is the Mischief Theatre brand, so firmly cemented over the course…
By Thomas Messner
Play
An Oak Tree at the Young Vic
At the outset, Tim Crouch makes an unassuming entrance to a brightly lit stage, promptly inviting a member…
By Thomas Messner
Play
The Importance of Being Oscar at Jermyn Street Theatre
Save for a lamp whose large cable snakes inelegantly across it, the spare stage design of director Michael…
By Thomas Messner
Movie
Mr Burton
“What the hell do you think spies are?!” When Richard Burton spits that they are merely “a bunch…
By Thomas Messner