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West End Review: She Stoops to Conquer and more

18 February 2012

in American Drama, Restoration comedy, Reviews and Roundtables

West End Review, part 1: revivals special. Mark Shenton and guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) convene to assess Josie Rourke’s debut production as artistic director of the Donmar – The Recruiting Officer; Jamie Lloyd’s revival of She Stoops to Conquer (The National); The House of Bernarda Alba (Almeida), directed by Bijan Sheibani; The Sea Plays (Old Vic Tunnels), directed by Kenneth Hoyt.

West End Review pt2: Masterclass, Absent Friends and more

18 February 2012

in Playwrights, Reviews and Roundtables

West End Review, Part 2, Feb 2012: Mark Shenton (Sunday Express) and guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), Charles Spencer (Daily Telegraph) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) convene to assess Travelling Light by Nicholas Wright (National); The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett (Apollo); Absent Friends by Alan Ayckbourn (Harold Pinter); Master Class by Terrence McNally (Vaudeville).

International Mime Festival: Sugar Beast Circus

13 February 2012

in Actors and Performers, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with Geneva Foster Gluck, Jean-Christophe Nicolas, Aurelie Bernard, Nathalie Bertholio, Sara Lundstedt and Natalie Reckert of Sugar Beast Circus hosted by Donald Hutera, about their show, {Event (Dimension):}, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at Jacksons Lane.

London International Mime Festival: No Fit State Circus

28 January 2012

in Actors and Performers, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with No Fit State Circus hosted by Dick McCaw about their show, Mundo Paralelo, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Southbank Centre.

London International Mime Festival: Theatre Ad Infinitum

23 January 2012

in Actors and Performers, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with Theatre Ad Infinitum hosted by Mike Tweddle with performers George Mann, Deborah Pugh, Kim Heron and Nir Paldi about their show, Translunar Paradise, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Barbican Pit.

London International Mime Festival: Blind Summit

20 January 2012

in Actors and Performers, Physical and Visual theatre, Reviews and Roundtables

MIME FEST SPECIAL Postshow discussion with Blind Summit hosted by Dorothy Max Prior with performers Mark Down, Nick Barnes, Sean Garratt, Sarah Calver and Ivan Thorley about their show, The Table, performed as part of the 2012 London International Mime Festival, at the Soho Theatre.

Theatrevoice Review of 2011 (part 1)

23 December 2011

in Review of the Year, Reviews and Roundtables

Review of the Year: 2011 (part 1). Mark Shenton invites guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), David Benedict (Variety), and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) to consider the highs and lows of the reviewing year. In part 1, they consider Best New Play, Best Musical, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director. Recorded at the V&A, London.

Theatrevoice review of 2011 (part 2)

23 December 2011

in Review of the Year, Reviews and Roundtables

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Theatrevoice review of the year (part 2): Mark Shenton and guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), David Benedict (Variety) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) convene for their second lookback in critical appreciation of the theatregoing year in 2011. This round, it’s “Highlight of the Year”, “Lowlight of the Year”, and “Special Award” time… Recorded at the V&A

Debate: the most controversial play in London

13 December 2011

in Directors, Participatory & Interactive, Reviews and Roundtables

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DEBATE: HAS THEATRE GONE TOO FAR? Panel discussion chaired by Paul Warwick of China Plate Theatre with participants Steve Marmion (Artistic Director Soho Theatre), Simon Stokes (Artistic Director Theatre Royal Plymouth), David Jubb (Artistic Director BAC), Joe Murphy (Artistic Director Nabokov) and Laura Barnett (journalist) about Ontroerend Goed’s Audience (currently at the Soho Theatre).

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