Tag: Theatre Criticism
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War Horse Review: The Audience Does The Rest
in ReviewsNearly twenty years after its premiere, War Horse remains one of Britain’s most extraordinary theatrical achievements. Through puppetry, suggestion and imagination, the National Theatre’s landmark production trusts its audience to complete the picture, creating a world that often feels more vivid than one rendered in full.
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Hooked, Then Completely Lost: Thoughts on Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park
in ReviewsSherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre completely pulled me in with magical surroundings, razor-sharp pacing and constantly inventive staging, before an ending that left me feeling like I’d somehow wandered into an entirely different mystery. These aren’t so much formal thoughts on the production as they are an attempt to process the experience…
Colin Cushion 