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Andrew Scott as Garry Essendine (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

REVIEW: Present Laughter, The Old Vic (2019) Now on National Theatre at Home

Noel Coward's play comes out of its 1930s closet "I'm always acting!"Garry Essendine I was fortunate enough to start serious theatre going when Noël Coward's plays were having a revival…

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Cavin Cornwall as Caiaphas and Nathan Amzi as Annas - Photo: Johan Persson

REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar, Barbican (2019)

Timothy Sheader's Olivier winning production from Regent's Park rides into the Barbican better than ever... "They think they've found the new Messiah.And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong."Judas,…

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Read more about the article REVIEW: All My Sons, Old Vic (2019)
Sally Field as Kate Keller and Bill Pullman as Joe Keller (Photo Johan Persson)

REVIEW: All My Sons, Old Vic (2019)

I think this is the fourth time I have seen Arthur Miller's play All My Sons and although I have seen other very good productions, this is the best for the magnificent acting of Bill Pullman as the engineering firm chief, Joe Keller, Sally Field as his wife Kate and Colin Morgan as their son Chris. It is a difficult play to write about without the big reveal which would spoil the play for anyone seeing it for the first time.

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