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Jan 17, 2017
Antic Disposition's John Risebero
Interview with John Risebero of Antic Disposition Last year, the award-winning theatre company Antic Disposition toured a production of...
Jan 12, 2017
Abigail
THEATRE REVIEW Abigail by Fiona Doyle at The Bunker, London SE1 “ ...it is a bleak representation of relationships and love” As soon as...
Dec 11, 2016
Benighted
THEATRE REVIEW Benighted by JB Priestley at The Old Red Lion Theatre, London “...moody lighting simply isn’t enough.” As soon as...
Nov 30, 2016
Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves
THEATRE REVIEW Scrooge and the Seven Dwarves by Sleeping Trees "manic, madcap, marvellous" You know it's panto time when the theatre...
Nov 28, 2016
Sweet FA
Paul Vates, Frost Magazine’s doyen of all things theatrical, had a great time with Sweet FA, and the fact that it was raising money for...
Oct 15, 2015
It's All Kicking Off
So, the saga continues. Trying to show how one ‘puts on a play’ creaks ever onwards. At a secret venue, which for the purposes of...
Sep 2, 2015
A Director In Search Of An Actress
Pity the poor director who raises his head above the parapet and publicly proclaims ‘Is there anyone interested in playing Nora?’ If...
Aug 12, 2015
The Play What I Read
You may recall, from a previous article, how I read many different versions of Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, all in aid of staging...
Apr 21, 2015
A Doll's House, Read Again And Again
When a theatre invites you to produce a play of your choice because of the success of your previous production, you don’t take it...
Apr 27, 2014
Voltemand and Cornelius: An Exceptional Day
A few months ago, as part of The King’s Head Theatre’s Without Décor programme, our favoured actors were gathered together once more, for...
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