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But It Still Goes On, Finborough Theatre – Review
Pros: This never-before-seen play has funny moments and quirky characters. Cons: The meandering writing and cramped staging let it down. The Finborough, the dinky pub theatre above the plain but cosy Finborough Arms, is fond of rediscovering forgotten twentieth century plays. Sometimes, as with The Passing of the Third Floor Back last year, the attempts are charming and reasonably successful. This time, however, with war poet Robert Graves’ never-performed late-1929 play But It Still Goes On, the play feels as ...
Read More »Death of a Hunter, Finborough Theatre – Review
Passionless and to a certain degree dull solo play about the last hour in the life of American writer Ernest Hemingway.
Read More »Checkpoint Chana, Finborough Theatre – Review
An interesting play about free speech that starts and ends well, but needs to narrow its focus.
Read More »Cyril’s Success, Finborough Theatre – Review
With its gentle comedy, pretty costumes and lively pace, this is an undemanding and pleasant way to spend an evening.
Read More »Booby’s Bay, Finborough Theatre – Review
A quirky Cornish comedy-drama dealing with the housing crisis and the growing gap between the haves and have-nots. May contain sea shanties and traces of mackerel.
Read More »Imaginationship, Finborough Theatre – Review
This production has some solid acting. Unfortunately, the concept behind it is not explored satisfactorily and the direction allows for the whole thing to feel very disjointed.
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Polly picks five shows to book now for 2018
Read More »The Passing of the Third Floor Back, Finborough Theatre – Review
This show constitutes an intriguing and enjoyable evening that entertains in the present but also raises interesting questions about the past.
Read More »Quaint Honour, Finborough Theatre – Review
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, this is a nuanced and moving revival of a play last seen almost 60 years ago.
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