Posted by Matt on 2 November, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I didn’t enjoy the Lyric Hammersmith’s revival of Blasted – but you’d think I was sick if I said I had, right?
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Posted by Matt on 29 September, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Shadow of Sean O’Casey; “Britain’s most provocative playwright”; “Get dressed. The big fellah’s on his way.”
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Posted by Matt on 27 August, 2010 · Leave a Comment
If the intention of 101 is to push us to define our own boundaries, it doesn’t really push hard enough; everything’s well within the tolerance of a typical Fringe audience. But it seems more likely the intention is to give people the power to opt out, then show them that they don’t need to use it, even when doing things that might be a little way outside their normal theatre comfort zone.
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Posted by Matt on 23 August, 2010 · 2 Comments
Threshold relinquishes but one piece of advice willingly: that some secrets are best kept locked away.
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Posted by Matt on 23 August, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Impressive piece of verbatim theatre exploring the modern media.
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Posted by Matt on 11 July, 2010 · 6 Comments
One-on-one is collaboration. It’s exchange. It’s intimacy. It’s two people tied back to back, scaling the inside of a chimney: something neither one could do alone.
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Posted by Matt on 25 June, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Hey you! The people! Listen up! This is a revolution, and in the absence of any clearly defined goals for change, this is our manifesto.
Posted by Matt on 18 June, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Don’t try to deviate from your designated channel through life. It only leads to heartbreak: lost friends and unfulfilled ambitions for Ellie (Jessica Clarke), the main character in Nimer Rashed’s Wild Horses, and a near-fatal final act derailment for the play itself.
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Posted by Matt on 14 April, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The production crams Tape’s big themes – can people change? does true forgiveness exist, and if people can change sufficiently, do we need it to? – into the intimate space that is the Old Red Lion, with explosive results.
Posted by Matt on 6 March, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Poof Downstairs hinges on a metatheatrical conceit and cannot be effectively reviewed unless said conceit is revealed – regrettably deadening future audiences’ feelings of whimsical bafflement, but that’s theatre criticism for you.
