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Writer: Mike Bartlett Director: James Grieve Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: The decline in contemporary standards of behaviour is often blamed on the permissiveness of the 1960s. Writer Mike Bartlett instead suggests that the social reforms of that era lead to a generation with a sense of entitlement that took all of the privileges available and [...]

Based on the story by Nikolai Gogol Creators: Gecko Director: Amit Lahav Reviewer: Michael Gray The Public Reviews Rating: The world of dreams conjured by Gecko’s Overcoat kept most of us enthralled for over an hour. And not a moment of naturalism. Director Amit Lahav, who plays the humble clerk Akakki, was inspired by reading Gogol’s short story [...]

Writers: Ed Waugh & Trevor Wood Director: Jack Milner Reviewer: Steve Burbridge The Public Reviews Rating: Maintaining the backdrop of a horse-racing theme, the world premiere of ‘Photo Finish’ follows hot on the heels of ‘Good to Firm’ and ‘Raising The Stakes’ (see reviews by Linda Barker and Ian Cain, respectively). The third and final part of the [...]

Music and Lyrics by: James Burn. Book: James Burn and Ian Poitier Director/ Choreography: Ian Poitier Reviewer: Jenni Rymer The Public Reviews Rating: After many years of hard work; writer, James Burn’ comical masterpiece; ‘Legacy Falls’ is at last brought to The New Players stage for our viewing pleasure. This unique musical brings its audience into the world [...]

Writer: Sarah Kane Director: Sean Holmes Reviewer: Hannah Stratton The Public Reviews Rating: The Lyric Hammersmith’s revival of Blasted, Sarah Kane’s notorious and controversial play is a perfect opportunity for avid enthusiasts and voyeurs of modern theatre to enjoy this production. Knowing little of the context of the play or much about the writer before going, even I [...]

Director: Adam Spreadbury-Maher Playwright: Edward Bond Reviewer: Toni Stott-Rates The Public Reviews Rating: Within minutes of the play opening an act of infanticide happens on stage which drew shocked gasps of horror from the audience, not often is a premise so startlingly set up and delivered in a play, but really this dive down the rabbit hole [...]

Writer: Tennessee Williams Director: Gene David Kirk Reviewer: Natalie Barker The Public Reviews Rating: The small studio space of the Jermyn Theatre is perfectly conducive to watching Tennessee William’s claustrophobic psychological play about the despair of insanity and the threat of confinement. Clare and Felice, played mesmerisingly by Catherine Cusack and Paul McEwan, are brother and sister players [...]

Writer: J.B. Priestley Director: Christopher Luscombe Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: J.B. Priestley’s farcical comedy When We Are Married arrives at the Garrick Theatre in London for a limited season with a substantially star-studded cast donning their finest Edwardian gear. Set in 1908, three middle-class couples in Cleckleywyke, Yorkshire have their world turned upside-down when, in [...]