Category: National Theatre
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Hopefully this year we'll see theatres reopening and a semblance of normality returning so with that in mind the first Sunday Theatre question of 2021 is about what your dream play would be and who would star in it. So pick a genre – or a play if you have one in mind – the…
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I've been waiting for Cultural Capital to publish her thoughts about how the National Theatre saved lockdown and what it means for future audience relations. We've discussed it a couple of times in recent weeks, having both noticed a change in the relationship between theatres and their audiences. Photo by Brandan Keller on Unsplash…
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While there might not be quite as many meaty stage roles for actresses as there are actors (is that changing?) the plethora of acting talent I've seen over the past 10 years made this quite tricky to narrow down. Hence the list of 11 rather than a neat 10 (and presented in no particular order).…
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You can't beat the experience of sitting in a theatre watching a live performance but one of the lockdown-positives is a chance to watch stuff I sadly missed and Barber Shop Chronicles is one of those. It feels particularly fortuitous to see it because what is being streamed isn't an NT Live recording rather it…
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I love curtain calls at the end of plays. It's a revealing time when characters are shaken off – or not – when faces perhaps show the person underneath the acting mask. View from the stage at the RSC Swan Theatre. Photo Rev Stan They can also be a time of japes, fun and banter.…
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When the National Theatre announced it was going to be streaming plays from its archive I had a wish list in my head of what I'd like to see or see again. And one of the ones that I really want to see again is Tom Hiddleston's Coriolanus at the Donmar Warehouse back in 2013.…
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This stage production of Frankenstein was such a big deal when it was announced. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller and Danny Boyle at the National Theatre's Frankenstein post-show Q&A Benedict Cumberbatch was just transitioning from jobbing actor into a screen-star and it was also a return to stage directing for Danny Boyle after a run…
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As soon as theatres went dark last week, my first thought was when the National Theatre would open up its NT Live archive and offer some productions for streaming. Well, it's happening, starting on 2 April, every Thursday at 7 pm an NT Live production will be streamed on YouTube. There are 11 seasons worth…
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It's been tough but I've managed to whittle down my 'best theatre of 2019' list to 10 plays, well, one isn't actually a play but deserves a place nonetheless. So here goes, in no particular order: Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash 1. Downstate, National Theatre A challenging, difficult play with humour and wit inflected…