Review: Port, National Theatre
Originally written for Exeunt. There’s a striking moment, towards the end of this nostalgic, grit-flecked portrait of Stockport, when the concrete-clad surroundings perceptibly shift. Protagonist Rachael, back in her home town after several months away, remembers once gazing up at the clocktower as a soaring skyscraper, a local landmark of immense proportions that in adulthood … Continue reading
Review: This House, National Theatre
Originally written for Exeunt. The opposing benches in the House of Commons are placed at a calculated distance of exactly two swords’ lengths apart; it is an arena which was, from the very first, built with confrontation in mind. It is also an arena which, conveniently for the purposes of theatre, is no stranger to performance. … Continue reading
Review: DNA, Unicorn Theatre
A group of teenagers are in trouble. Big trouble. What began as a playful bit of bullying – ‘a laugh’ – has spun wildly out of control and one of their classmates now lies dead in the woods. The only solution, as it appears to this shocked group of youngsters, is to cover it up. … Continue reading
Review: Grief, National Theatre
Lives lost and lives wasted are at the heart of Mike Leigh’s aptly-named new play at the National Theatre. The title for the revered practitioner’s latest work was revealed less than two weeks before the show opened and the subject matter kept tightly under wraps, but despite the dearth of details, theatregoers might safely assume … Continue reading
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