Tag Archives: National Theatre

Notebook

Posted on February 25, 2018 by clivedav184z

The panicky listlessness that attends theatrical failure is an atmosphere that everyone within the walls of the theatre has no choice but to breathe, and worst affected, because most responsible was Ken Tynan… On my way to the theatre on … Continue reading →

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A different world

Posted on September 9, 2016 by clivedav184z

No disrespect to the drama critics, but when I saw some of the reviews for “Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour” at the National, my first thought was, “Can it really be that good?” Well, it turned out to be even better. … Continue reading →

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Les Blancs – too black & white

Posted on April 14, 2016 by clivedav184z

I don’t mind admitting that, until Lorraine Hansberry’s play “Les Blancs” opened at the National this month, I’d never even heard of it. After sitting through Yaël Farber’s production last night, I don’t feel quite so guilty. The London critics greeted this … Continue reading →

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Ma Rainey’s blues

Posted on February 4, 2016 by clivedav184z

I hate to say it, but one of my biggest disappointments of the last couple of years was the revival of August Wilson’s “Fences”, a Pulitzer-winning play which seemed to win wall-to-wall raves on this side of the Atlantic. Not … Continue reading →

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Tricolour

Posted on November 16, 2015 by clivedav184z

The National Theatre lit up in memory of the victims of the attacks in Paris.

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