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Mirror Teeth – It’s a Good Life… or is it? 3*
An edited version of this review appeared in MyVillage.com… Nick Gill’s tongue-in-cheek exposé of prejudices vacillates between light and dark to provide a singular examination of middle-class stereotypes. Gill joyously typecasts the Jones family: housewife Jane, businessman James and their … Continue reading
Dream Story @ The Gate Theatre 2.5*
An edited version of this review appeared in MyVillage.com… Director Anna Ledwich brings Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella, made famous by the movie “Eyes Wide Shut”, to the Gate Theatre this month. Under her direction Schnitzler’s tale of jealousy and hidden … Continue reading
Be Still my “Beating Heart Cadavre” @ The Finborough Theatre 3.5*
Not for the faint of heart this 90 minute drama plots the destruction wrought by the untimely death of Leona and Danny’s only child Amelia pushing the audience to the precipice of despair. Set in Toronto, Canada the palpable desolation … Continue reading
The Big Fellah – Vanity & Terror in NYC 3.5*
‘Get dressed, the Big Fellah’s coming.’ Richard Bean’s dramatic play, published just this year, covers the Troubles from an Irish-American perspective using the vantage point of five men in a New York IRA safe-house from 1972 through mid-2001. Fireman Micheal … Continue reading
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Bubba & Luvvie @ The King’s Head – Not so Lovely 1.5*
Bubba and Luvvie is the tale of a man and a woman who meet on an ocean cliff top on the eve of a court case in which they are both pivotal players: the former is the accused, the latter … Continue reading
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Lulu – An Enigmatic, Endearing and Enduring Portrayal 4*
Director Anna Ledwich revives Frank Wedekind’s (1864-1918) ‘debauched’ play delivering a many layered tale of desire, death and self-awareness. The indistinct era of this staging accentuates the erotic forthrightness of a script that broke so dramatically with the moral attitude … Continue reading
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The Wages of Thin – 3.5*
Oscar nominated Trevor Griffith’s debut is a brief single act play written in 1969 in response to the 1967 Sexual Offences Act – legislation deemed to facilitate the prosecution of gay men. Despite gathering dust for 30 years before publication … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Frances, Richard Sandells, Ryan Gage, Trevor Griffith, Wages of Thin
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