Sam Mendes commissioned Jack Thorne to write a play about John Gielgud directing Richard Burton in Hamlet on Broadway in 1964. Thorne took his inspiration from two books by actors who had been in the ...
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The haunting, heart-breaking autobiographical Dancing at Lughnasa, Brian Friel’s most popular play, premiered in Dublin in 1990 and has been staged all over the world and filmed, winning many awards. ...
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PHAEDRA is described as a new play by Simon Stone after Euripides, Seneca and Racine. It is indeed a long way after, a long way from the original plot. So, don’t, repeat don’t, despite the title, expe ...
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The set is a miniature Greek amphitheatre. The setting doesn’t do the actors any favours. There is no scenery, no costume, only everyday modern clothes. Everybody is dressed in black. I missed the exo ...
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