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A famous race against the clock in 1872

A famous race against the clock in 1872

Robert Tanitch reviews Around the World in 80 Days at St James Theatre, London SW1 Phileas Fogg and his French valet, Passepartout, depart from London on October 2, 1872. If Fogg is to win his £20,000 ...
Is this Macbeth I see before me?

Is this Macbeth I see before me?

Robert Tanitch review Macbeth at Young Vic, London SE1 Samuel Pepys saw Macbeth eight times. What he liked best, apart from the acting of Thomas Betterton, was the singing and dancing. But then he did ...
Ibsen writes about a marriage on the rocks

Ibsen writes about a marriage on the rocks

Robert Tanitch reviews Little Eyolf at Almeida Theatre, London N1 Richard Eyre, who has directed highly successful productions of two plays by Ibsen – Hedda Gabler and Ghosts at the Almeida R ...