Monthly Archives: June 2015

buckets Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, Surrey

Posted on June 14, 2015 by tanitch

Time is running out for us all. Some people make a bucket list of the activities they wish to undertake before they (if you will kindly excuse my language) kick the bucket. Adam Barnard’s play is a kaleidoscope, a bucket … Continue reading →

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DEATH OF A SALESMAN Noel Coward Theatre

Posted on June 7, 2015 by tanitch

The RSC celebrates the centenary of the birth of Arthur Miller with Greg Doran’s revival of one of his classics. Miller believed “the common man is as apt a subject for tragedy in its highest sense as kings are.” When … Continue reading →

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PETER PAN Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park

Posted on June 7, 2015 by tanitch

The most quoted line in James Barrie’s play is: “To die will be an awfully big adventure.” George Llewelyn Davies, one of five brothers who inspired the characters and the story, was killed during action in the First World War. … Continue reading →

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THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR Finborough Theatre

Posted on June 7, 2015 by tanitch

Over 8,000 Australian soldiers were killed at Gallipoli during World War 1. Gallipoli was a defeat, a fiasco, doomed from the start, a bloodbath, a terrible waste of lives. Australian playwright Alan Seymour (1927-2015) felt ashamed of the phoniness and … Continue reading →

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