A snappy 45 minutes of drama, consisting of two short plays, to fit into your lunch break. However, the performance of Caryl Churchill’s Seagulls far outshines the unremarkable opener, Tennessee Williams’ Every Twenty Minutes.
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The Blue Bird, New Wimbledon Studio – Review
An hour's worth of fun for younger children, providing a good introduction to theatregoing and some play acting ideas to develop.
Read More »The Air Around Us, Theatre503 – Review
This true-story gives an intimate and authentic look into one man’s life in a changing Battersea.
Read More »17, Finborough Theatre – Review
This is a relationship drama that veers too often into the realm of soap opera. Possibly with another draft or two it will find a more natural shape and set its focus where it deserves to be.
Read More »John Ferguson, Finborough Theatre – Review
A potentially strong performance of a play that has interesting ideas but rather lacks something for the modern day audience member.
Read More »Over the Bridge, Finborough theatre
Sam ThompsonDirected by Emma Faulker★★★★ Pros: The cast worked fantastically together, creating a truly tense and touching dynamic.Cons: A couple of suspect Irish accents occasionally tainted the atmosphere. Our Verdict: A sensational piece of theatre loaded with conviction, commitment and emotion. Courtesy of The Finborough Theatre Before its premier performance in January 1960, Over the Bridge had caused mass controversy amongst the theatre companies of Ulster, the Northern Irish province in which Belfast sits. Its writer, Sam Thompson, was an Irish ...
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