So, that just happened! Despite some small disappointments in the nominations (nothing too much, just some things felt unnecessarily overlooked), I was rather looking forward to this year’s Oliviers. And I was also rather glad that I wasn’t on site to cover the ceremony this time – partly because of the damp forecast, partly because I […]
Read More Olivier Awards 2018I must admit that I was feeling slightly trepidatious about today’s announcement, having checked over the list of eligible productions for this year’s Olivier Awards and being reminded of some of the awful pieces of theatre I saw last year – so my immediate reaction is one of relief. Then follows a tinge of smugness […]
Read More Olivier Awards 2018 – nomineesIt’s Love Theatre Day! What will you be doing to celebrate? My plans tonight aren’t strictly theatre, as I’m heading to Live at Zédel to see Barb Jungr’s tribute to Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen; I’m reviewing the show for BroadwayWorld UK, so keep an eye out for that… I thought one way of marking […]
Read More Love Theatre Day 2017: A day in the life of Mind the BlogOriginally produced at the National Theatre in 2015, a new production of Patrick Marber’s re-worked football play The Red Lion is now resident at Trafalgar Studios 2. It transfers from Newcastle’s Live Theatre, and stars Stephen Tompkinson, John Bowler and Dean Bone. Red Lion FC is a northern, semi-professional club with an ambitious manager and not a […]
Read More The Red LionOn the face of it, The Red Lion (Patrick Marber’s latest offering for the National) didn’t really seem the most obvious thing for me to watch. It’s set in a non-league football club, focusing on the manager (Kidd – Daniel Mays), kit man (Yates – Peter Wight) and up & coming new talent (Jordan – […]
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