16 November 2017 Network (a play by Lee Hall) The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating **** The last few years have seen a number of notable parting shots. Liam Byrne’s “I’m afraid there is no money” for the new Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2010 and more recently the switching off of… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:Network(Adam McCormack)
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Issue 125:2017 10 19:Beginning a play (Adam McCormack)
19 October 2017 Beginning –-a play by David Eldridge The Dorfman Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating **** Every relationship has to start somewhere – the more important issue is: how long will it last? In Crouch End, the heart of the “pesto triangle”, two people are alone at the end of a flat… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:Beginning a play (Adam McCormack)
Issue 120:2017 09 14:Oslo (Adam McCormack)
14 September 2017 Oslo The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Oslo, a new play by J T Rogers, takes two big risks. The first is whether the subject matter, clandestine meetings to try to achieve peace in the Middle East, is one that can hold the attention of theatre audiences – for many the… Continue reading Issue 120:2017 09 14:Oslo (Adam McCormack)
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Follies(Adam McCormack)
07 September 2017 Follies The National Theatre Reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating: ***** Delivered by a cast that exudes talent, Follies should leave theatre-goers in no doubt that Stephen Sondheim is the finest musical lyricist of his, or perhaps any generation. His ability to deliver pathos and plot, yet still including humour and satire… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Follies(Adam McCormack)
Issue 114: 2017 07 20: Mosquitoes (Adam McCormack)
20 July 2017 Mosquitoes The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Star rating: *** Alice is a brilliant scientist. She is not as brilliant as her mother, who really should have won the Nobel Prize given to her father (according to her mother), but smart enough to be involved in the search for the Higgs… Continue reading Issue 114: 2017 07 20: Mosquitoes (Adam McCormack)
Issue 108:2017 06 08:Common (Adam McCormack)
08 June 2017 Common The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack Common, a new play directed by Jeremy Herrin, opens with a scene reminiscent of The Wicker Man. It is mid-summer 1809 and the local peasants, dressed in wicker masks, light a bonfire and sacrifice a pig. This pagan ritual, however, comes at a time… Continue reading Issue 108:2017 06 08:Common (Adam McCormack)
Issue 76:2016 10 20:The Red Barn (Adam McCormack)
20 October 2016 The Red Barn The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack A trip to see a new play at the National is always eagerly anticipated. When that new play is written by David Hare, is based on a Georges Simenon novel (Le Main) and stars the likes of Mark Strong and Elizabeth Debicki… Continue reading Issue 76:2016 10 20:The Red Barn (Adam McCormack)
Issue 40:2016 02 11:Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Adam McCormack)
11 February 2016 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom The National Theatre reviewed by Adam McCormack This is a serious play about music and race, rather than just an excuse to perform great music which can make up for any dramatic shortfall. August Wilson’s story, the third in his series of 10 plays that describe the Black… Continue reading Issue 40:2016 02 11:Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Adam McCormack)
