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It’s March, so it’s time for another one of these. A recap for the small change of rules: I now do two of these articles for local theatre instead of three. Three made sense when most theatres announced programmes in a consistent cycle of three per year, but over the last few years the announcements have grown more sporadic and short notice. So I’m doing a “dynamic” list whic...


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All right, here’s something I’ve never done before: reviewed a gig. I’ve reviewed musicals, but music in on my list of things I rarely review because, along with stand-up and dance, I wouldn’t know...


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In spite of some weaknesses in the second half, the New Vic’s latest Christmas production shines thanks to the superb circus and movement from co-director Vicki Dela Amedume.


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COMMENT: Competitions for both political and non-political plays are deeply flawed. Generic competitions are the best option we have – but there’s a lot of room to do better.

So, the eyebrow-raiser this week has been the appearance of a weird competition to counteract “overtly political” theatre. Cue instant derision from the theatre community. Whic...


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