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Cyprus Avenue by David Ireland: Royal Court Theatre: YouTube: until 26.04.2020: 4****. Review Mark Courtice
Hard-hitting play revived on screen, a funny, demanding evening in at the theatre
Look on Line - William Russell
How to suck eggs
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Peace in Our Time by Noel Coward. The Union Theatre, 229 Union Street, London SE1 to 4 April 2020. 2**. William Russell.
The German occupation - Coward's 1946 flop well revived by director Phil Wilmott.
The Tempest by William Shakespeare. The Jermyn Street Theatre, 16B Jermyn Street, London SW1 to 4 April 2020. 4****. William Russell
A beautifully spoken Prospero and an amazing Caliban
Love, Love, Love by Mike Bartlett, The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London W6 to 4 April 2020. 4****. William Russell.
Parents who mess up their kids...funny, painful generation gap warfare.
Once Upon a Mattress. Music by Mary Rogers, Lyrics by Marshall Barer. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N6 to 29 March 2020. 3***. William Russell.
Tunesful but flimsy show - for collectors of musicals mainly.
Not Quite Jerusalem by Paul Kember. The Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 to 28 March 2020. 4****. William Russell.
A faultless cast in a worthwhile and timely revival forty years on.
Closed Lands: LegalAliens and Exchange Theatre: Vaults Theatre, London to 8th March 2020: 3***. Review Mark Courtice.
Thoughtful, often shocking, play about the fashion for building walls all over the world to keep out migrants
The Revenger’s Tragedy (La tragedia del vendicatore): Middleton (trans. Massini): Barbican Arts Centre, London: to March 7th 2020: 4****. Mark Courtice
Full blooded and bloody version of Middleton's riotous story of murder, corruption and mayhem.
Corpse! by Gerald Moon. The Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, London N4 to 28 March 2020. 2**. William Russell.
This one belongs at the end of the pier - then you could jump off.
Come From Away - book, music & lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein. Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London WC2 to 23 May 2020. 5*****. William Russell.
The best show in town extends its triumphant run.
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne. The White Bear Theatre, 138 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 to 14 March 2020. 3***. William Russell.
Not staged in London for 12 years so a chance for those who have never seen Osborne's celebrated play to catch up.
The Spirit by Thibault Delférière, Battersea Arts Centre, London to 14th March 2020 4**** Mark Courtice
Weighty but unpredictable show that knows where it is going - and gets there.