The wonderful world of Zuckerberg sent up out of its own mouth.
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A real shot in the arm for us all!
Nottingham Cinderella 4**** Theatre Royal, Nottingham Runs: 2h 30m: one interval: till 5 January www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.uk A great show. Surely a box office smash. If the press-night audience response to this pantomime was a reliable pointer – and it surely was – Nottingham’s Theatre Royal has a box office smash on its hands. From start to finish of this Cinderella there isn’t a flat moment. There are lots of funny local references – Mansfield up the road, a regular target, takes …
Men behaving better in a high style, absorbing night out
Perfect Antidote to doom and gloom!
Revival of Philip Ridley’s Darkly Tragic Two-Hander. 1 hour 20, no interval Box Office: 0844 871 7632 atgtivkets.com Until 22nd June Ken Deed: 21st May Twenty years ago when Philip Ridley’s two hander was first performed it no doubt had a visceral impact, dealing as it does with a savage killing of a gay man in a public convenience. No graphic detail is spared in the gradual revelation of the horrific murder of the eponymous Vincent River. I suspect however …
An introspective, unpretentious, and often quite beautiful exploration of the state of monogamy.
Walk a mile in someone else's wellies
Ambassador Theatre Grup (ATG) owns some of the premium touring theatres round the country, including theatres in Woking, Richmond, Brighton, Bromley, Milton Keynes, Stoke-on-Trent and Glasgow. They're a major presence in London too, with the Donmar Warehouse, Trafalgar Studios, Duke of Yorks and Comedy Theatres among others. In a new deal costing some £90 million pounds ATG has acquired Live Nation's UK Theatres. This includes some capacious auditoria - Edinburgh Playhouse; The Auditorium, Grimsby; Liverpool Empire; Bristol Hippodrome; The Palace …
Dublin MACBETH: William Shakespeare. Abbey Theatre, 26/27 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, until 15th May 2010 Mon-Sat Evening 7.30pm Sat Matinee 2pm Audio-described Sat 15 May 2pm. Runs 2hr 30min including interval. TICKETS: + 353 (0) 1 87 87 222 . www.abbeytheatre.ie Review: John McKeown April 21st . Dark tale with cheek and subtlety
After 58 years, at last they're letting is know what's been going on out of sight. Before the Library Theatre leaves for a peripatetic phase and ultimate installation in a new central Manchester home, they're holding a couple of Open (Half-)Days with a chance to view areas where a production is made and a performance controlled. These are the details:
Info about a new play at London's New End Theatre - 9th to 19th March, 2011 74 Georgia Avenue
FREE EVENTS PROGRAMME IN PECKHAM AT ROYAL COURT ’S THEATRE LOCAL, THE BUSSEY BUILDING . The Royal Court’s Theatre Local which opened to a sold-out run of debbie tucker greens new play truth and reconciliation, will host a series of free events and workshops showcasing local talent at The Bussey Building, Peckham from 24 Oct – 24 Nov. Renowned Spoken Word and Peckham based artist Inua Ellams will headline an evening of spoken word featuring a line-up of new local …
Freedom for its Citizens is rapidly disappearing in Turkey. What follows is part of a statement recently issued by the International Association of Theatre Critics. Worrying times . . .
The RSC's Queen Anne, reviewed here in December 2015, is going into the West End.
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Nottingham. OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD: Timberlake Wertenbaker. 4Stars**** Nottingham Playhouse. www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk. Runs: 3h 0m: one interval: till 24th March. Performance times 7.30pm (matinées 1.30pm Thurs 15th and 22nd, 2.30pm Sat 24th). Audio Described at all performances. Review: Alan Geary: 13th March 2018. Splendid play. Fine production.