The Arts Dispatch

Strategic Love Play review - Audible

"The moments where the pair find harmony feel unbelievable"

We review the audio release of Strategic Love Play

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1536 review – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★★ We review the opening of 1536 at the Almeida Theatre in London

1536 review – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★★

"Stunning"

We review the opening of 1536 at @AlmeidaTheatre

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Titus Andronicus review - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★★

"This lesser-performed play seems timeless - what a wonderful production… if you can stomach it."

We review The RSC's new production of Titus Andronicus

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Krapp’s Last Tape review – Barbican Theatre, London ★★★★☆ Major productions of Krapp's Last Tape are like buses. Less than a fortnight ago, Samuel Beckett's one-man play opened at the York Theatre Royal starring, directed and designed by Gary Oldman; this we...

Krapp's Last Tape review - Barbican Theatre, London ★★★★☆

"We see thirty years of regret begin to etch themselves on Stephen Rea's face"

We review Krapp's Last Tape at @BarbicanCentre

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Animal Farm review – Leeds Playhouse ★★★★☆ How many adaptations of George Orwell's Animal Farm do you need? Last year saw Ian Wooldridge's version tour Bolton, Hull and Derby. Next year sees the return of Robert Icke's with a UK tour and a moo...

Animal Farm review - Leeds Playhouse ★★★★☆

"Suggests that real power doesn't always lie with visible leaders but with Machiavellian schemers who lurk in his shadow"

We review Animal Farm at @leedsplayhouse ahead of dates at @nottmplayhouse

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Kim’s Convenience review – Leeds Playhouse ★★★☆☆ Kim's Convenience has enjoyed a longer life than may have been predicted for it. Starting out at Toronto Fringe in 2011, it toured Canada, enjoyed an off-Broadway run and was adapted into a Netflix se...

Kim's Convenience review - Leeds Playhouse ★★★☆☆

"Appropriately sitcom-tinged"

We review the touring production of the play that inspired the Netflix series

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Mike Rice: Nasty Character (Digital release) ★★★★☆ 'It's a great time for nasty men…' Mike Rice says in the opening segment of his hour-long comedy special, recorded at Blackfriars Glasgow in August last year and now free to stream on YouTube. Has it ...

Mike Rice: Nasty Character (Digital release) ★★★★☆

"Shows his true potential"

We review the comedy special from @mikericecomedy

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Chris Fung on The Society for New Cuisine In the debut play by East-Asian writer and performer Chris Fung, a man with questions following a break-up discovers a group who seem to have all the answers. The Society for New Cuisine, directed by ...

Chris Fung on The Society for New Cuisine

"I gotta figure out how to make this dance and live, in my body, voice, and thoughts"

We speak with the writer and actor ahead of performances at @omnibustheatre.bsky.social

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Of Mice and Men review – Hull Truck ★★★★☆ Modern readers have been increasingly less forgiving of the sexist and racist slurs that reflect the period in the classic novel Of Mice and Men. There becomes a challenge then in how to portray the s...

Of Mice and Men review - Hull Truck ★★★★☆

"A compelling production"

We review the production at @hulltruck ahead of performances at @octagontheatre and @tbtlake

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One Day When We Were Young review – Park Theatre, London ★★★★☆ Review by Katie Shaw One Day When We Were Young is a brilliant play in three parts about love, loss, hope and nostalgia, written by Nick Payne and directed by James Haddrell. It follows Violet and Leonard, two people who start as lovers, morph into strangers, and age into memories. Starting out at the height of

One Day When We Were Young review - Park Theatre, London ★★★★☆

"Cassie Bradley and Barney White bring emotion, passion, humour, and a natural chemistry"

@katieeshaaw reviews the opening at @parktheatrelondon

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The House Party review – Leeds Playhouse ★★★★☆ To say that Laura Lomas has recast Miss Julie for Gen Z is both accurate and reductive. This loose adaptation of August Strindberg’s 1888 classic play, directed by Headlong's Artistic Director Holly R...

The House Party review - Leeds Playhouse ★★★★☆

"An intelligent update...relevant and vibrant"

We review Laura Lomas's adaptation of Miss Julie

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Hamlet review – Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★☆ It goes without saying that Shakespeare is ripe for interpretation. Hamlet is a play frequently moulded to fit directors’ visions. My first proper experience of Shakespeare was Michael Sheen’s turn as...

Hamlet review - Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★☆

"You catch yourself holding your breath, hanging on Luke Thallon's every word"

We review Hamlet at @thersc

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#theatre #theatrereview #shakespeare #theater #lukethallon #rsc #hamlet

Cymbeline review – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London ★★☆☆☆ Jim Keaveney reviews the new production of Shakespeare's lesser-performed play

Cymbeline review - Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London ★★☆☆☆

"One for the Shakespeare diehards seeking to tick another of his lesser-performed plays"

We review the Globe's production of Cymbeline

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Richard II review – Bridge Theatre, London ★★★★☆ After almost two years, the Bridge Theatre again plays host to an opening night as the continued extensions to the run of Guys and Dolls saw the producing house seek commercial refuse in the success o...

Richard II review – Bridge Theatre, London ★★★★☆

Jonathan Bailey "is scintillating as a king on the edge" as he stars in Richard II at @_bridgetheatre

Read the review now: www.theartsdispatch.com/richard-ii-review-bridge-theatre-london

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The Gap Year review – Lyric Theatre, Belfast ★★★★☆ Review by Mark Quinn After a successful run in 2022, The Gap Year is back in the Lyric Theatre for a month. The uplifting comedy follows a trio of sexagenarians, at the point in their lives when death...

The Gap Year review – Lyric Theatre, Belfast ★★★★☆

"A testament to the indispensability (and absurdity) of the Irish mammy"

Mark Quinn reviews the production

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