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This 1987 adaptation by Brian Friel’s of Ivan Turgenev’s 1862 Russian novel has all the charm of a Chekov evening. We are yet again in a remote provincial dacha where Nikolai Kirsanov, a Russian landowner, awaits the return home of his prodigal son who his studying at university in St Petersburg. Arkady arrives with his […]
Read MoreI have been ruminating for over 24 hours about this play and how I would review it. Should I go full frontal and let you know exactly what I think or should I let you in gently. In the end, I have decided to start with the worse. Mr. Burns will most definitely be my […]
Read MoreClarence Darrow is not a household name in the UK but, in the US, where he practiced law for numerous years, he was incontestably the champion of the underdog. He defended the undefendable and was demonized by many and even charged with bribery by some trying to stop this liberal litigator. He famously represented the […]
Read MoreNick Payne’s new play, Incognito, is almost a riff on the tragedy of amnesia and what it is that defines us and gives us our identity. Payne, who won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play with Constellations (Royal Court/West End), is again using science to examine the human experience. He weaves three narratives, loosely […]
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