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Category Archives: Theatre

Agatha Christie: Forever the Queen of Crime

August 9, 2015by relhayman 1 Comment

My younger self wasn’t much of a reader. At the start of every summer holiday, I’d be forced by my Mum to the library, reluctant to take any books home […]

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Literature, Television, Theatre

Temple, Donmar Warehouse, 2015

July 22, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

In October 2011, a group known as Occupy London camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral in protest against capitalism. Sparking outcry, the Dean of St. Paul’s announced the decision to close […]

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Culture, Theatre

The Seagull, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, 2015

July 11, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

First performed in 1896, The Seagull is Chekhov’s first masterpiece. It might be for this reason that the play exhibits all of his typical thematic qualities in a way that […]

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Theatre

The Motherfucker with the Hat, National Theatre, 2015

June 11, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

Transferring to the West End after a successful debut on Broadway, TheMotherfucker with the Hat is a play that had everyone talking – for obvious reasons. As rebellious and expletive-ridden […]

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Theatre

Hay Fever, Duke of York’s Theatre, 2015

May 12, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

Ignorance is bliss, they say – and in Noel Coward’s comedy Hay Fever, the Bliss family is most certainly ignorant. Subtitled ‘A Comedy of Bad Manners’, the play tells of […]

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Theatre

The Audience, Apollo Theatre, 2015

April 30, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

The arts are currently thriving with portrayals of the monarchy, but few have proven as relevant or inventive as The Audience. In Peter Morgan’s acclaimed script, we find ourselves privy […]

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Theatre

The Vote, Donmar Warehouse, 2015

April 27, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

It was theatre’s biggest ever display of election fever: an ensemble cast of over forty, a ticket ballot that kept audiences in suspense and a live broadcast on More 4 […]

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Theatre

Harvey, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2015

April 20, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

If there was ever a prize for the most eccentric title character of any play, Harvey would give its competitors a good run for their money. The eponymous figure in […]

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Theatre

Death of a Salesman, RSC, 2015

April 18, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

It’s often said that drama should be seen rather than read, and with good reason. But when I came across Death of a Salesman as a student, I remember its […]

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Theatre

Antigone, Barbican Theatre, 2015

March 23, 2015by relhayman Leave a comment

An Academy Award-winning actress, an Olivier-nominated director, and a classic Sophocles tragedy: it’s easy to see how the teaming of Juliette Binoche and Ivo van Hove in Antigone was anticipated […]

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