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The Two Gentlemen of Verona – Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton

Director: Matthew Dunster Designer: Paul Wills Musical Director: Becky Wilkie Reviewer: Sue Dixon The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ I have to confess that The Two Gentlemen of Verona is not well known to me. It is one of Shakespeare’s earlier plays not performed very often, so it was with fresh eyes and an open mind that I encountered this [...]

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Macbeth – The Everyman Theatre, Liverpool

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Gemma Bodinetz Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: ★★½☆☆ It was never going to be an easy task, forged with mounting the final in-house production and the soon to be closed Everyman Theatre before a 3 year refurbishment. Artistic Director Gemma Bodinetz has a huge mountain to climb; to find a show that would [...]

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As You Like It – West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Ian Brown Reviewer: Joanne Hartley The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ William Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ is a pastoral comedy about love. Rosalind and Celia are cousins who are as close as sisters. When they observe a wrestling match, Rosalind falls head over heels in love with Orlando, a young nobleman, underdog to his controlling [...]

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1984 – Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Writer: George Orwell Adaptor/Director: Matthew Dunster Reviewer: David Leith The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★☆☆ In their spring season premier, The Royal Exchange brings Nineteen Eight Four’s legendary vision of a dystopian society to the stage. Directed and adapted by Matthew Dunster the production tackles the pertinent vision of George Orwell’s totalitarian society. One of Orwell’s most iconic characters Winston [...]

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