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Jan 29th, 2013

Blood Wedding – New Diorama, London

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Writer: Federico García Lorca Adaptor: Gareth Jandrell Director: Rachel Valentine Smith Reviewer: Deborah Klayman The Public Reviews Rating: ★★☆☆☆ In the Andalusia of Lorca’s rural tragedy, a bride and groom plan their wedding in a community still coming to terms with the scars of the past. The Bridegroom’s father and brother were killed in a feud with the local [...]

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Sep 6th, 2012

Mary Stuart – New Diorama, London

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Writer: Friedrich Schiller Adaptor: Mark Leipacher & Daniel Millar Director: Mark Leipacher Reviewer: Deborah Klayman The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Mark Leipacher and Daniel Millar’s latest adaptation for The Faction Theatre Company is Schiller’s Mary Stuart, a powerful and entertaining play chronicling the politically and emotionally charged last days of Mary Queen of Scots. A piece which accentuates the [...]

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Jan 12th, 2012

Mary Stuart – New Diorama Theatre, London

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Writer: Schiller Adapted by: Daniel Millar and Mark Leipacher Director: Mark Leipacher Reviewer: Antoinette Stott The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ “A Woman is a weak and fragile thing” so says Talbot, advisor to Queen Elizabeth 1st and former gaoler of Mary Stuart. Not perhaps the wisest of words when speaking to the Queen in defence of Mary Stuart, but [...]

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Jan 8th, 2012

Twelfth Night – Faction at the New Diorama, London

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Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Mark Leipacher Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ With a burst of enthusiasm and ambition that should inspire anyone who is already struggling to keep their New Year’s resolutions,The Faction Theatre company are launching into 2012 with a three play rep season for the next seven weeks at the New Diorama Theatre. First [...]

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Jan 3rd, 2012

The Faction Blog : Week 3 – The week before Christmas is…

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Doubt Week*** Apparently it has only been a week since my last blog. Apparently it is Christmas at the weekend. I say ‘apparently’ as my concept of time has become somewhat distorted with the intensity of the Rep Season. Last week it was decided by ensemble member Tom Radford (Sebastian/Mortimer/Reveller) that the company were at [...]

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