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Black Men Walking – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Writer: Testament Director: Dawn Walton Reviewer: James Garrington “We walked England before the English.” Trevor, Matthew and Richard like walking…
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Kanada – Old Joint Stock, Birmingham
Writer and Director: Nathalie Bazán Reviewer: Selwyn Knight We are in Auschwitz. Crushed people stagger by, trying to survive its horrors.…
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Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella – Birmingham Hippodrome
Director and Choreographer: Matthew Bourne Music: Sergei Prokofiev Reviewer: John Kennedy Teenage orphan girl is forced into unpaid domestic labour…
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Brief Encounter – The HOUSE, Birmingham REP
Writer: Noël Coward, adapted by Emma Rice Director: Emma Rice Reviewer: Selwyn Knight David Lean’s 1945 film, Brief Encounter, scripted…
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Hedda Gabler – Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Writer: Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Patrick Marber Director: Ivo van Hove Reviewer: Dave Smith Barely home from her honeymoon with…
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The Play That Goes Wrong – Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Writers: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields Director: Mark Bell Reviewer: Scott Matthewman It is unusual enough for a fringe…
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Of Mice and Men – Royal & Derngate, Northampton
Writer: John Steinbeck Director: Guy Unsworth Reviewer: Maggie Constable One of the most powerful pieces of story-telling in American literature,…
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Penguins – The DOOR, Birmingham REP
Choreographer: Carlos Pons Guerra Director: Paul Bosco McEneany Reviewer: John Kennedy Penguins is based on the true story of two…
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