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Robert Tanitch reviews Conor McPherson’s The Brightening Air at The Old Vic, London.

Conor McPherson says his new family drama is absolutely drenched in folklore and is about the baffling pleasure of being alive. The phrase The Brightening Air encapsulates that moment where dreams mee ...

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Robert Tanitch reviews Sophie Treadwelll’s Machinal at Old Vic Theatre, London.

Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal was first produced in New York in 1928 but it did not arrive in London until 1931, delayed by difficulties of censorship. The Lord Chamberlain objected to the intimat ...

andrew 1153 views 0 likes May 2, 2024

Robert Tanitch reviews David Mamet’s Oleanna at The Arts Theatre, London

David Mamet wrote Oleanna in response to the rise of political correctness in American universities in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It had a big impact at its premiere in 1992. Thirty years on the ...

andrew 1121 views 0 likes Aug 2, 2021