Simon Higlett
- Drama
Private Lives – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Noël Coward Director: Christopher Luscombe We’re told that, post-pandemic, what audiences want is the familiar. Dependable, cosy productions that…
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Private Lives – Richmond Theatre, London
Writer: Noel Coward Director: Christopher Luscombe Written while Noel Coward was recovering from a serious bout of flu, Private Lives…
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Much Ado About Nothing – BBC Culture in Quarantine, iPlayer
Writer: Wiliam Shakespeare Director: Christopher Luscombe Soft lighting, dashing officers and droll big-house manners perfectly fit Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy.…
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The Wizard of Oz – Leeds Playhouse
Writer: L. Frank Baum Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company Music and Lyrics: Harold Arlen and E.…
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The Magic Flute – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder translation Kit Hesketh-Harvey Conductor: Tobias Ringborg Director: Sir Thomas Allen Designer: Simon Higlett…
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A Song at Twilight – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
Writer: Noel Coward Director: Stephen Unwin Reviewer: Alice Fowler In a Swiss hotel room, great novelist Hugo Latymer (Simon Callow)…
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The Price – Wyndham’s Theatre, London
Writer: Arthur Miller Director: Jonathan Church Reviewer: Stephen Bates Superficially, all of Arthur Miller’s great plays are deeply rooted in…
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Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em – Darlington Hippodrome
Written and Directed by Guy Unsworth Based on the original TV series by Raymond Allen Reviewer: Mark Clegg Despite the…
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