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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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Januhairy
Beauty Comment Culture Editor's Picks WomenMarlena SegarFebruary 4, 2019

Going beyond the “Januhairy” movement: Wave your arms in the air, if you’ve got underarm hair!

If the ‘Januhairy’ movement is to succeed, it must go beyond the first month of the year.

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Arts TheatreMatt NeubauerDecember 19, 2018January 23, 2019

Review: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (Almeida)

Richard II opens in a big grey box. It is Richard’s prison cell, flanked by gun-metal grey walls and grated floors, filled with muted tones, buckets, and emptiness. Richard opens with a monologue duplicated from its original home later in the play, and it’s the clear genesis of the key idea behind the production: a…

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Arts TheatreDonald HuteraDecember 14, 2018December 14, 2018

Review: Trans Trans Trance (Rich Mix)

Trans Trans Trance is a scream in the face of bigotry and hatred, deftly performed as part of Vilnius Takes Over at east-London inter-arts venue Rich Mix

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Arts TheatreMatt NeubauerNovember 15, 2018November 15, 2018

Review: Super Duper Close Up (The Yard Theatre)

Compelling, confusing, and angry in equal parts, Super Duper Close Up explores image and self-image with wonderfully messy incision.

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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 NeubauerNovember 12, 2018November 12, 2018

Review: Chekhov’s First Play (Battersea Arts Centre)

Dead Centre cut savagely to the heart of a confused original script in their radically reworked adaptation of Chekhov’s First Play

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Arts TheatreMatt NeubauerNovember 10, 2018November 10, 2018

Review: CHUTNEY (The Bunker)

Despite struggling to make a more serious connection, CHUTNEY still milks an impressively high standard of comedy from the touchy subject of violent pet murder.

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Image: Carl Fletcher
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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