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Author: Matt Aldridge

Matt is an alumnus of rival universities UCL and King's College London and, with degrees in Biochemistry and Cell Therapy, is also caught between rival passions of science and theatre. Acting includes 'NSFW' at the Edinburgh Fringe. Directing includes 'Rhinoceros' at the Shaw Theatre.
Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeJuly 15, 2019July 15, 2019

Review: Peter Gynt (National Theatre)

David Hare’s adaptation is good, but James McArdle is better in the National’s gripping new production of Ibsen’s meandering epic, Peter Gynt.

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Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeApril 30, 2019April 30, 2019

Review: Metamorphosis (Tristan Bates)

As the audience shuffle in to Metamorphosis at the Tristan Bates Theatre, extracting themselves from coats and squeezing into seats, they are also aware of another, rather more choreographed, movement taking place. To the low thump of base, confined to the corner of the stage, an ensemble repeat the same sharp movements, trance-like. Collide Theatre’s…

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Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeApril 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Review: Three Sisters (Almeida)

Cordelia Lynn updates Chekhov’s timeless Three Sisters into a jarring, nostalgic piece of brilliance.

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Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeApril 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Review: Pah-La (Royal Court)

Abhishek Majumdar much-delayed Pah-La finally makes it to the Royal Court stage, but fails to deliver on its promising first half.

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Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Review: Shipwreck (Almeida)

Anne Washburns wide-reaching theatrical essay Shipwreck delivers a host of challenging and nuanced conclusions about living in post-truth era of Donald Trump’s America

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Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeFebruary 11, 2019February 11, 2019

Review: Pinter 7 (Harold Pinter Theatre)

The riveting stage adaptation of A Slight Ache outshone its more star-studded counterpart in the final set of Pinter’s short plays

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Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeNovember 12, 2018November 12, 2018

Review: Pinter Four (Harold Pinter Theatre)

The spirit of Harold Pinter marches on in ‘Pinter Four’, which poignantly captures both his talent for humour and his abstract insight into our domestic relationships .

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Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeNovember 9, 2018November 10, 2018

Review: SHE and Stiff (White Bear Theatre)

★★★★☆ // KDC present SHE and Stiff, a solid and engrossing double bill of fringe theatre sustained by slick and committed acting

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Arts TheatreMatt AldridgeNovember 7, 2018November 10, 2018

Review: Romeo And Juliet (Barbican)

★★★☆☆ // Despite a promising set-up, the RSC’s latest production of Romeo and Juliet struggles to deliver the cutting social commentary it initially promises.

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