Writer: Alan Bennett Director: Adam Penford Reviewer: Dave Smith As Adam Penford’s first season at the helm of Nottingham Playhouse draws to a close, there seems to be a new air of confidence about the place. And what better way to cement that than with a revival of one of Britain’s more celebrated playwright’s more celebrated plays, featuring the sort ...
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Writer: Terence Rattigan Director: Justin Audibert Reviewer: Glen Pearce Four years ago Trevor Nunn revived Terence Rattigan’s 1942 wartime drama,Flare Path, in a production that was hailed by many as the definitive staging. Starring Sheridan Smith, that production reinvigorated what had been considered to beone of Rattigan’s more problematic works. Now, hot on the heels of fellow wartime drama,Birdsong, Original ...
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Following huge demand for tickets, London’s Young Vic Theatre have announced that their production of A Steetcar Named Desire will be broadcast live to cinemas by National Theatre Live on 16 September. In the first collaboration between the Young Vic and National Theatre Live, the performance will be broadcast to over 1100 venues in over 40 different countries. Directed by ...
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