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Back of the Net! Dear England at the National Theatre

Saturday 1st July 2023, matinee As any football fan will already know, the England football team is a highly appropriate subject for drama: the team seemed to be on a emotional rollercoaster of lofty fantasy followed by crushing disappointment, usually … Continue reading

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Death and Lobelias: The National Theatre transplant London Road to the Olivier

Sunday 19th August (matinée) We had two very good reasons to go and see London Road, recently revived at the National’s Olivier Theatre: a production which has attracted a lot of interest due to its subject matter as well as … Continue reading

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Theatre of the disturbed: Misterman at the National Theatre

Saturday 21st April 2012, evening There’s one in every village.  And if you don’t know who it is, it’s you.  In this case it’s Thomas Magill, Cillian Murphy’s evangelist loner, plying his religious trade in the fictional Irish village of Innisfree, … Continue reading

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Danny Boyle’s shock horror casting!

So, Danny Boyle’s new production of Frankenstein will feature the lead actors alternating the roles of the Doctor and the Monster. We were so excited at the prospect that we couldn’t decide whether to see Johnny Lee Miller as the … Continue reading

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