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And Here I am - Arcola Theatre
10 Jul
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Nicola Wright

Review: AND HERE I AM at The Arcola

And Here I am - Arcola Theatre The play is performed solely by Palestinian actor Ahmed Tobasi but thanks to the brilliant production team, sound by Max Pappenheim, lighting by Andy Purves, movement by Lanre Malaolu, set design, Sarah Beaton and directed by Zoe Lafferty this one man play makes you feel like you have been transported to the West Bank complete with its heat, dust, sand and gunfire and watched a large ensemble piece performing.

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The Mentor
10 Jul
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review: THE MENTOR at the Vaudeville Theatre

The Mentor The Mentor, a 90 minute piece of theatre that's so slight it's scarcely more than a conversation piece, centres around a confrontation between two playwrights.

The first is an establishment figure celebrated for a play he wrote decades ago that's widely studied but seldom produced and the second is a newcomer recently heralded as the voice of his generation after a brief run of his expressionist play in a studio theatre.

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Queen Anne RSC
08 Jul
Reviews
David Scotland

Review: QUEEN ANNE at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Queen Anne RSC The Royal Family has often been a source of material for playwrights. It could be suggested that Shakespeare started the craze in 1590 with his three part depiction of Henry VI. His success with this and other tellings of Kings has inspired generations since to follow suit. One of the most recent additions to this lineage was our current monarch Elizabeth II when she became the subject of Peter Morgan’s 2013 play The Audience. Even her son Prince Charles has had his reign foretold in the satirical King Charles III written by Mike Bartlett and recently adapted for the BBC.

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The Wind in the Willows
06 Jul
Reviews
Phil Willmott

Review: WIND IN THE WILLOWS at The London Palladium

The Wind in the Willows You may have read some sniffy reviews for The Wind in the Willows, the lavish new family musical currently playing at the London Palladium.

Ignore them; having read my colleague Steven Markwick’s report for this site from the preview performances and attended the press night myself I can promise you a great night out for you and your young friends and relations.

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The View From Nowhere
04 Jul
Reviews
David Scotland

Review: THE VIEW FROM NOWHERE at the Park Theatre

The View From Nowhere A short walk from Finsbury Park tube station, the Park Theatre has two different performance spaces; one 200 seat theatre (PARK200) and one 90 seat theatre (PARK90). The venue has a varied programme from classics through to new writing and it is the latter that currently occupies the smaller PARK90 space.

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