Monthly Archives: September 2014

Richard Bean hacks off the tabloids in ‘Great Britain’ at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Posted on September 18, 2014 by rageoffstage

Saturday 13th September 2014, matinée Richard Bean’s new play ‘Great Britain’, recently transferred to the Theatre Royal Haymarket from the National Theatre, is part of a long tradition of satire poking fun at the media, from ‘Drop the Dead Donkey’ … Continue reading →

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‘The Dreaming’ casts its spell at the Union Theatre

Posted on September 11, 2014 by rageoffstage

Saturday 6th September 2014, matinée When we heard that Howard Goodall and Charles Hart’s musical ‘The Dreaming’ was going to be put on at the Union Theatre we jumped at the chance to add to our growing collection of Goodall … Continue reading →

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Lest we forget: The Return of the Soldier at Jermyn Street Theatre

Posted on September 5, 2014 by rageoffstage

Tuesday 2nd September, 2014 (first preview) Even in her twenties, Rebecca West had plenty of material to draw on for her first novel ‘The Return of the Soldier’, having lived through the first world war herself and experienced the anguish … Continue reading →

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The life of staff: Toast at the Park Theatre

Posted on September 2, 2014 by rageoffstage

Saturday 30th August 2014, matinée Toast is, unsurprisingly enough, set in a bread factory in the seventies.  Well, the time is indeterminate, but we assume it’s the seventies based on the clothes and lack of health and safety compliance.  A … Continue reading →

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