Tag: Richard Hope

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Review: King Lear, Almeida Theatre

“This is the excellent foppery of the world”  Considered one of the defining roles for actors, there…

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Review: Democracy, Old Vic

“That’s why I love mushrooms – you pick them, pickle them and eat them” There’s apparently no…

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Review: The Swan, National Theatre

Second up in Double Feature 1 is DC Moore’s The Swan. Set in a South London pub,…

Posted in DC Moore National Theatre Sam Holcroft Theatre

Review: Double Feature 1, National Theatre

“We’re ready to go off-script now” Ever the contrarian, I took in Double Feature 1 at the…

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Review: There is a War, National Theatre

Tom Basden’s There is a War makes for a more entertaining second half of Double Feature 2,…

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Review: Double Feature 2, National Theatre

“We keep it loose, we stay chatty…we do not freak out” Switching it up a little for…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Andrew Bovell Theatre

Re-review: When The Rain Stops Falling, Almeida Theatre

Believing that it was quite likely that I would love When The Rain Stops Falling as already…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Andrew Bovell Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2009

Review: When The Rain Stops Falling, Almeida Theatre

Having its European premiere at Islington’s Almeida theatre, When The Rain Stops Falling comes from the pen…

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Review: The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other, National Theatre

Featuring 450 characters played by 27 actors with not a word spoken during its 100 minutes running…