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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Stage frights: musicals we'll never see by Lyn Gardner

20th Century Fox plans to turn some of its movies into stage musicals. But Porky's 11, Die Hard and Avatar are unlikely to be on a stage near you soon. Or will they?Dirty Dancing is back in …

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Timber! " review by Lyn Gardner

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonDespite the title, there's nothing wooden about Cirque Alfonse's joyous, homespun circus show. Originally created in a Quebec barn, it features three generations …

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

What Happens to the Hope at the End of the Evening " review by Lyn Gardner

Almeida, LondonThe title may be fashionably long and fashionably unpunctuated, but there is nothing modish about this quiet, thoughtful and patient evening created by Tim Crouch and Andy Smi…

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Friday, July 12, 2013

The American Plan " review by Lyn Gardner

St James theatre, LondonThe title of this play from Richard Greenberg, who went on to write the hit drama Three Days of Rain, refers to the all-in rate for bed and board that was popular in …

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What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips by Lyn Gardner

The Boy Who Cried Wolf! runs riot in Bristol, the Hotbed festival burns through Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and Colchester, and children take over the Royal CourtScotlandScotland appears to b…

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What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips by Lyn Gardner

The Boy Who Cried Wolf! runs riot in Bristol, the Hotbed festival burns through Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and Colchester, and children take over the Royal CourtScotlandScotland appears to b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Should actors work for free on the fringe? by Lyn Gardner

The fringe " in London and Edinburgh " is where many actors get to hone and showcase their talent. Should we worry that they are often doing it for free?Would you do your job " the one yo…

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Should actors work for free on the fringe? by Lyn Gardner

The fringe " in London and Edinburgh " is where many actors get to hone and showcase their talent. Should we worry that they are often doing it for free?Would you do your job " the one yo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

The Play That Goes Wrong " review by Lyn Gardner

Trafalgar Studios, LondonA sleeper fringe hit that has been steadily gathering momentum, this farce about an incompetent amateur dramatic staging of a murder mystery began at the Old Red Lio…

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Monkey and Crocodile " review by Lyn Gardner

High Path, LondonForget dog-eat-dog: out in the forest, it's a crocodile-eats-monkey world. But when young Crocodile meets Monkey, he loses his heart to her. Crocodile's jealous mother invit…

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Adventures in Wonderland " review by Lyn Gardner

Story Museum, OxfordOxford's Story Museum is a work in progress, where derelict buildings are being transformed into a place where tales are woven. A sign in the courtyard insists only drago…

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What is it about Woyzeck? A YouTube roundup by Lyn Gardner

Punchdrunk's new show The Drowned Man is partly inspired by Georg Büchner's ground-breaking, fragmentary play. Here are some of my favourite clipsA soldier " a man crushed by his superiors,…

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What is it about Woyzeck? A YouTube roundup by Lyn Gardner

Punchdrunk's new show The Drowned Man is partly inspired by Georg Büchner's ground-breaking, fragmentary play. Here are some of my favourite clipsA soldier " a man crushed by his superiors,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 5, 2013

What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips by Lyn Gardner

There's a first sighting of Edinburgh-bound companies in Derby, Hat Fair takes to the streets in Winchester and the Albert Drive brings Glasgow neighbours togetherScotlandAlbert Drive, at Tr…

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What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips by Lyn Gardner

There's a first sighting of Edinburgh-bound companies in Derby, Hat Fair takes to the streets in Winchester and the Albert Drive brings Glasgow neighbours togetherScotlandAlbert Drive, at Tr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:55AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Private Lives " review by Lyn Gardner

Gielgud theatre, London"I had no idea that people behaved like that. It's disgusting," declares Sibyl after discovering her husband, Elyot, rolling around on the floor in a fight with his ex…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Pulp fiction: bringing pop-up paper theatre to life by Lyn Gardner

Magical and exquisitely crafted, Kristin and Davy McGuire's miniature model universe is full of visual wonders, the latest of which is featuring in London's Beyond Barbican seasonDavy McGuir…

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Prop flops: why I love it when things go wrong on stage by Lyn Gardner

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's great glass elevator may be unreliable " but misfiring props and mistimed cues can enhance rather than wreck a performanceThe great glass elevator in Char…

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Prop flops: why I love it when things go wrong on stage by Lyn Gardner

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's great glass elevator may be unreliable " but misfiring props and mistimed cues can enhance rather than wreck a performanceThe great glass elevator in Char…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Memory Point(s) " review by Lyn Gardner

Theatre Royal, WinchesterDementia is terrible: both for those who suffer from it, and for their families. But Platform 4's remarkable collage-style promenade piece " made in partnership with…

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Monday, July 1, 2013

The Moment of Truth " review by Lyn Gardner

Southwark Playhouse, LondonThey don't make them like this any more " and for that, we should be grateful. Peter Ustinov's indictment of war may be heartfelt, but it makes for uncomfortable v…

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Theatre reviews: should critics know what tickets cost? " open thread by Lyn Gardner

Should reviewers be required to find out what their prime seats cost " or is it crass to put a price on art?Politicians are frequently caught out when asked whether they know how much it …

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Theatre reviews: should critics know what tickets cost? " open thread by Lyn Gardner

Should reviewers be required to find out what their prime seats cost " or is it crass to put a price on art?Politicians are frequently caught out when asked whether they know how much it …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:46AM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 30, 2013

Bank on It " review by Lyn Gardner

Rose Lipman Building, LondonWhere did all the money go? It's a question I always ask at the end of the month, and it's one to which many of us have wanted to know the answer s…

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Friday, June 28, 2013

Tutto Bene, Mamma? " review by Lyn Gardner

Print Room, LondonAs shown by David Rosenberg's recent Ring " an enigmatic narrative played out via headphones in a darkened Battersea Arts Centre " theatre in the dark can be hugely disconc…

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What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips by Lyn Gardner

The Manchester International Festival begins with Robert Wilson directing Mikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe, the BE Festival brings European theatre to Birmingham, and Greenwich and Dockl…

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What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips by Lyn Gardner

The Manchester International Festival begins with Robert Wilson directing Mikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe, the BE Festival brings European theatre to Birmingham, and Greenwich and Dockl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:01AM[SHARE]

Sam Mendes's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is no golden ticket by Lyn Gardner

The latest Roald Dahl musical to hit the West End proves that putting children's books on stage requires theatre-makers to think beyond what's on the pageThe Sam Mendes-directed Charlie and …

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Sam Mendes's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the perils of adaptation by Lyn Gardner

The latest Roald Dahl musical to hit the West End proves that putting children's books on stage requires theatre-makers to think beyond what's on the pageThe Sam Mendes-directed Charlie and …

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Responsible Other " review by Lyn Gardner

Hampstead Downstairs, LondonDaisy (Alice Sykes) is almost 16. She should be taking her mock-GCSEs, experimenting with booze and fags with best friend, Alice (Candassaie Liburd), and trying t…

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Address Unknown " review by Lyn Gardner

Soho theatre, LondonMax Eisenstein and Martin Schulse are German art dealers who have built up a successful business in San Francisco, selling paintings to rich Jewish matrons. But the …

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