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Robert Tanitch reviews Nigel Green’s Casey and Diana on line

Nigel Green’s Casey and Diana, directed by Andrew Kushnir, had its world première at the Stratford Festival’s Studio Theatre in Ontario, Canada, in June when it was highly praised. It is to be revived ...

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Robert Tanitch reviews Stephen Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures at The Menier Chocolate Factory, London

PACIFIC OVERTURES, described by Stephen Sondheim as “the most bizarre and unusual musical ever to be seen in a commercial setting” was not the first Broadway musical to deal with a clash between Easte ...

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Robert Tanitch reviews The House of Bernarda Alba at National Theatre/Lyttelton Theatre, London

Rebecca Frecknall’s production of Frederico Garcia Lorca’s play is radical and expressionistic. The set, designed by Merle Hensel, is a huge doll’s house on three floors, open and white and drained of ...

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Robert Tanitch reviews Cloud Gate’s Lunar Halo at Sadler’s Well’s Theatre, London

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, founded in 1973, was the first contemporary dance company in any Chinese speaking community. It has made frequent visits to Sadler’s Wells over the last two decades ...

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