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Revival of Tom Stoppard’s epic masterpiece Arcadia is absolutely fascinating – review

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The late Sir Tom Stoppard – who passed away a few short months ago – has left an incredible legacy of works; his final play, 2020’s Leopoldstadt, picked up the Olivier Award for Best New Play (the Broadway transfer also won the Tony Award for Best Play). In amongst an extensive catalogue of plays, Arcadia is regarded by critics as his finest work, so we took the opportunity to check out The Old Vic’s revival over the weekend – especially after we’d been impressed with their 2024 revival of his…

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A Christmas Carol returns with a hearty dose of festive cheer at The Old Vic Theatre – review

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We’ll start with the same caveat we did last year: we’ve already seen this production of A Christmas Carol and we already know we like it. This is the ninth time that Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale has played at The Old Vic Theatre – we’ve not seen it every year (this is our fifth time) but it doesn’t really change much year on year. That’s absolutely fine by us, however – it’s a charming production sure to delight children and adults alike. If it ain’t broke,…

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Rami Malek and Indira Varma star in unusual, chaotic staging of Oedipus – review

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February is quite a month for major stars appearing in classic plays in London – we’ll soon have Tom Hiddleston in Much Ado About Nothing and Jonathan Bailey in Richard II. Before either of those shows open, we have Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek starring as the titular Oedipus, opposite Olivier-winner Indira Varma. We’ll start by saying it looks incredible – this production really is an absolute visual feast. Tom Visser’s lighting design is wonderfully atmospheric and Rae Smith’s set is deceptively simple, creating a vast, dry expanse within The Old…

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John Simm stars as Scrooge as festive favourite A Christmas Carol returns to the Old Vic – review

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We should probably mention right away that we’ve already seen this show and we already like it – so it will probably not come as a surprise to find out that we enjoyed our night with A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic theatre. Jack Thorne’s production (based, of course, on Charles Dickens’ classic novel of the same name) has played every festive season since 2017, with a well-known actor taking the lead as one of Dickens’ most infamous creations, Scrooge. This year we have John Simm (Life on Mars)…

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The Real Thing is one of the most compelling plays we’ve seen – review

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A little context, for those unfamiliar with The Real Thing (a category which included us until earlier this week). This is a revival of the play by celebrated British playwright Tom Stoppard, most famous recently for his 2020 play Leopoldstadt, which was a hit on both the West End and Broadway, and which picked up both the Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Tony Award for Best Play. The Real Thing is one of Stoppard’s earlier works and it’s a play in which, well, not a great deal…

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Astonishing performance from Rosie Sheehy makes revival of Machinal a captivating watch – review

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We’ll say this right away – Machinal is not an easy watch. In fact, it’s one of the most unnerving plays we’ve seen. Ever. This is largely due to the subject matter: it’s loosely based on the trial of Ruth Snyder, who murdered her husband and was sentenced to death. A photo of her in the electric chair was published on front pages across the USA the morning after her execution, making her a household name at the time. Playwright Sophie Treadwell attended the trial in 1927 although did not…

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Christopher Eccleston stars as Scrooge in festive treat A Christmas Carol – review

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We adore this production of A Christmas Carol – it’s such a treat every time it comes around. Jack Thorne’s adaptation has played at London’s The Old Vic every festive season since 2017 (although it didn’t enjoy its usual full run in 2020, for obvious reasons), each time with a big name starring as Ebenezer Scrooge, one of Charles Dickens’ most infamous creations. For the 2023 season we have Christopher Eccleston who is a perfect fit for the role. Not much changes with this production each year, so there will…

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