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Category Archive

Diary of a theatre addict: four days in London, three in Stockholm

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Lost in transatlantic translation?

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How reviews for Joshua Harmon’s Admissions are strikingly different to its press reception in New York.

The triple opening night (and how I managed to get to all three of them)

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How three shows all opened on Tuesday March 12 — but I managed to review all three of them.

Marshalling audiences into behaving better

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Diary of a theatre addict: A 9-show week — and a big professional change, too

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Celebrating women in theatre on International Women’s Day

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The representation of women in stories told on stage , and/or by women, which I’ve watched WITH women, are a great way to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Tartuffe in duplicate… and a critical to-and-fro

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What happens when a critic not only writes his own version of a Moliere classic — but then reviews a rival version.

A new beginning and a Twitterversary

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I step away from my close association with The Stage — and I celebrate my 10th anniversary on Twitter

The joys (and some of the pitfalls) of blogging

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Why I’m going to blog about theatre more.

The ever-present dangers of social media

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As another artistic director falls prey to the Twitter mob, I review my own relationship with the medium.

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