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Robert Tanitch reviews Marco Ramirez’s The Royale on line.

Marco Ramirez’s award-winning play is inspired by Jay “The Sport” Jackson (1878-1941), the first African American Heavy Weight Champion of the World. The Royale is a fictional 86-minute lead-up to “Th ...

andrew 279 views 0 likes Apr 30, 2021

Robert Tanitch reviews the RSC’s The Winter’s Tale on BBC iPlayer

Erica Whyman’s production, set in the 1950s and 1960s, was originally intended to be staged at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre but due to the coronavirus pandemic was re-imagined for the screen and broa ...

andrew 330 views 0 likes Apr 29, 2021

ORPHEUS IN THE RECORD SHOP by TESTAMENT A Leeds Playhouse and Opera North co-production

Riveting stage presence and abundant natural talent belong to fine-voiced singer, rapper and nifty boom-bada-boom-bada-boom-boom-beatboxer Testament, making for fascinating entertainment in Orpheus in ...

andrew 336 views 0 likes Apr 27, 2021

Robert Tanitch reviews N C Hunter’s A Picture of Autumn on line

If I lived in New York, I would be a regular theatregoer at The Mint Theatre whose mission is to revive the plays of neglected writers. Production standards are high. English playwright N C Hunter’s A ...

andrew 229 views 0 likes Apr 22, 2021