This is a brave, well-intended and well executed production: the creative team are clearly invested, highlighting the issue of child abuse in a meaningful way.
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Sunny Afternoon, Harold Pinter Theatre – review
Get on board the time travel machine and allow yourself to be whisked into the swinging sixties with one Kinks hit after the other.
Read More »Matchbox Theatre, Hampstead Theatre – Review
A series of short plays, performed with gusto and cheek and genuinely side-splittingly funny at times.
Read More »Sunny Afternoon, Harold Pinter Theatre – Review
An award winner deserving of all the praise it has received. Loved it, loved it, loved it.
Read More »Wonderland, Hampstead Theatre – Review
An entertaining, moving and memorable piece.
Read More »The Taming of the Shrew, Hampstead Theatre
William Shakespeare, adapted by Edward Hall and Roger WarrenDirected by Edward Hall ★★★★★ Pros: Everything – it is a feast for the eyes, the ears and the heart. Cons: Impossible to find anything wrong with it. Our Verdict: I have no doubt Shakespeare would feel proud to see the way his plays have been brought to life by Edward Hall and Propeller. Courtesy of Hampstead Theatre The Taming of the Shrew is a play within a play. The first play ...
Read More »Twelfth Night, Hampstead Theatre
William Shakespeare, adapted by Edward Hall and Roger Warren Directed by Edward Hall★★★★ Pros: Excellent staging, music, acting, costumes… nothing falls out of place.Cons: Very few to be honest, but perhaps just short of the elusive fifth star! Our Verdict: I have no doubt Shakespeare would feel proud to see the way his play is brought to life by Edward Hall and Propeller. Courtesy of Hampstead Theatre All male Shakespearean company Propeller gives new life to Twelfth Night in this production. ...
Read More »Propeller: The Winter’s Tale, Hampstead Theatre
William ShakespeareDirected by Edward Hall★★★★ Pros: Energetic production, executed with surgical precision by a talented all-male cast. Cons: The plot is fairly convoluted, and involves an unresolved resuscitation. Could be a little shorter. Our Verdict: A standout production which deserves to be watched and enjoyed. Courtesy of Manuel Harlan for Exeunt Magazine The Winter’s Tale was written towards the end of Shakespeare’s career. With a tragic, heartbreaking first half, and a light-hearted, pastoral and comedic second half, it is sometimes ...
Read More »Chariots of Fire, Hampstead Theatre & Gielgud Theatre
Original screenplay by Colin Welland, adapted by Mike BartlettDirected by Edward Hall★★★★ Pros: A solid cast and some moments that work amazingly well. Plus the awesome theme tune. Cons: Wore me out a little just watching that much running! Our Verdict: About the most patriotic piece of theatre you could hope to come out of Britain. Courtesy of Tristram Kenton for The Guardian I feel we should deal first with the criticisms that have been made of this production and ...
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