Category: Theatre
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5 stars – Revolutionary storytelling Despite its mysterious presentation, this show does have a plot, even if not a traditional one. In 1605, the young Anne Gunter is suspected to be bewitched, and her father Brian Gunter, the richest man in the village, points the finger against three women of the village who, to his…
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5 stars – Extremely engaging A lawyer in his free time, a singer by career, and a civil rights activist for his mission. Paul Robeson’s incredible biography can only get more and more interesting by digging deeper into it.
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3 stars – articulated and dense There is great excitement in Rome, where the political atmosphere is electric with ambition and conspiracies. Largely faithful to Shakespeare’s tragedy, except for some cuts and an introductory addiction, this new show by Myths Unbound Production is articulated and dense in its composition.
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3 stars – Young and intense Mirrored Metamorphosis is an intense show entirely realised by an all-female group of school students. The play rediscovers the story of Anthony and Cleopatra under the woman’s point of view. She was bestowed the power on a reign when she was still very young, and men only considered her…
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5 stars – Bloody fun Does a man really want to know what it is like to give birth? For what exact reason do neo mums go to yoga? How would a hygienic pad frown, if it had a face? Would it win the challenge against a moon cup?
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4 stars – beautifully crafted storytelling A teenage girl and her best friend dream of getting pregnant together and having kids at the same time. But when Raven does get pregnant, she feels that her life is too unstable and that she might not be ready yet.
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5 stars – fierce and intense musical thriller It’s 1974 and Skye aims to be the new rock music (white) icon. She is recording with the keyboard player Baron, when the producer Clarke brings a new collaborator, the music arranger and singer Matilda. Including traits of Black music, he claims, will boost the sales. Not…
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3 stars – black and white cameo There is pleasure in discovery, yet a greater pleasure comes from recognition. I don’t know who said this, but the second part is certainly the aesthetic criteria behind The Ballad of Truman Capote.
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5 stars – queering Shakespeare After spending all his money to conquer the love of Bassanio, Antonio becomes a pirate and sails from Venice to London, where he meets the most famous poet of the time. They fall in love, and Shakespeare uses Antonio’s stories in his plays. Antonio is not so happy about it…
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3 stars – intense narrative Rachel is very much used to manipulating dead bodies. She’s been in the job for a while. Make them look as if they had just fallen asleep, disguising Death before the family sees the body. One day, though, it is different. The body of a man by whom she had…
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