Monthly Archives: March 2018

SUMMER AND SMOKE + FANNY AND ALEXANDER + THE BEST MAN + BRIEF ENCOUNTER + HUMBLE BOY + THE DOG BENEATH THE SKIN

Tennessee Williams’ elegiac and heartbreaking Summer and Smoke, a story of loneliness and unrequited love, which premiered in 1948, is, in the light of his later work, unexpectedly gentle and delicate. Rebecca Frecknall’s clever production at Almeida Theatre is a … Continue reading

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THE YORK REALIST + PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK + FROZEN + HAROLD AND MAUDE + JUBILEE

THE YORK REALIST, Peter Gill’s beautifully understated sad drama at Donmar Theatre, is totally confident in its kitchen-sink realism and unafraid to move at a slow pace. Premiered in 2002, it is a perfect companion piece for the working class … Continue reading

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