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The Gathered Leaves, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Nuanced study of the autistic spectrum’

By Sarah Birch | Thursday 21 August 2025 at 15:09

Star turns from Jonathan Hyde and Taneetrah Porter lift this adaptation of Andrew Keatley’s play

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Lovestruck, Stratford East, stage review: ‘Cheese on toast’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 7 July 2025 at 15:00

This musical by the co-creators of a hit comedy podcast is ‘silly and salacious’ – when it’s not trying to hard to philosophise

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A Moon for the Misbegotten, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Wild fury’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:30

Ruth Wilson shines in the Eugene O’Neill classic, but this three-hour-long adaptation does fall victim to a lack of variety

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‘It’s a real adaptation’: Team behind Our Cosmic Dust on bringing the award-winning play from Tokyo to London

By Sarah Birch | Thursday 5 June 2025 at 14:15

The director, translator and lead actor spoke to the Citizen as the show begins its run at the Park Theatre

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The Glass Menagerie, The Yard Theatre, stage review: ‘Sombre symbolism’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 4 April 2025 at 09:46

A Tennessee Williams classic, lovingly staged, is a fitting tribute to The Yard’s past ahead of its big revamp

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Stalled: A New Musical, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘Circling the drain’

By Gabriel Wilding | Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 11:09

This production, set in a ladies’ loo, shows ‘not every place of human interaction needs to be musicalised’

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As Long As We Are Breathing, Arcola Theatre, stage review: ‘Deeply heartbreaking yet soaringly uplifting’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 17 February 2025 at 13:14

This new work by Diane Samuels leaves you ‘grateful for every gulp of air’

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Firebird, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘A middle-of-the-road tale’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 28 January 2025 at 14:32

This adaptation of the real-life Cold War classic, like the film before it, is lacking in personality

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‘We have the ultimate Dame!’: King’s Head boss on new digs, nurturing talent, and its first full-blown panto

By Sarah Birch | Monday 18 November 2024 at 12:19

Sofi Berenger spoke to the Citizen ahead of a star-studded run of ‘Cinderella’ at the theatre’s new auditorium

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Roots/Look Back in Anger, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Extremes are the rule of the day’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 22 October 2024 at 11:46

An ambitious run of two plays using the same cast enables some serious acting chops

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23.5 Hours, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Refreshing but unfathomable’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 20 September 2024 at 13:23

Carey Crim’s latest play prompts discussion, but ultimately leaves the audience guessing

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The Band Back Together, Arcola Theatre, stage review: ‘The preciousness of youth’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 13 September 2024 at 09:20

Writer and director Barney Norris’s tale of fractured friendship stirs up our own halcyon days

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Goodbye Mr Coffee, Courtyard Theatre, Camden Fringe, stage review: ‘Delicately-written drama’

By Sarah Birch | Friday 2 August 2024 at 08:11

The first production from De Beauvoir’s Brian Voakes is ‘at once relective and humorous’

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Bangers, Arcola Theatre, stage review: ‘With a little bit of luck, we can make it through the night’

By Gabriel Wilding | Wednesday 31 July 2024 at 09:01

Danusia Samal’s UK garage-infused drama is ‘lovingly built’

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After Sex, Arcola Theatre, stage review: ‘Simply crafted but staggering’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 29 July 2024 at 08:02

‘Sex’s far-reaching consequences are explored with adult bravery’

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The Marilyn Conspiracy, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘The murky world of make-believe’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 15 July 2024 at 17:57

A morally questionable airing of the most salacious hypotheses about events surrounding Monroe’s death

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Multiple Casualty Incident, Yard Theatre, stage review: ‘A tale of two acts’

By Gabriel Wilding | Thursday 23 May 2024 at 10:47

Sami Ibrahim’s play impresses in its first half, only to lose the audience in the second

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A Song of Songs, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Entertaining and eye-opening’

By Gabriel Wilding | Tuesday 21 May 2024 at 11:35

Ofra Daniels’ interpretation of erotic ancient poetry is ‘clever’ but not flawless

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Yard sticks: Hackney theatre that began as a pop-up secures funding for state-of-the-art renovation

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 13 May 2024 at 14:29

Yard Theatre director ‘incredibly proud’ as venue sures up its long-term future

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The Comeuppance, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Emotional guts and gore’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 10 May 2024 at 14:51

The UK debut of Branden Jacobs Jenkins’ play is ‘engaging, if not mind-blowing’

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