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The Breadwinner, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, April 2013
People are trapped by the expectations of society, and it can take a dramatic rupture from convention to move on with your life. This was something Somerset Maugham dealt with in his 1916 novel The Mo… more →
Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews
Review: The Play that Goes Wrong, Trafalgar Studios 2
wrote 3 weeks ago: This is a hilarious play in which the title says it all. It portrays an amateur production by the Co … more →
Moneyspinners: The Breadwinner at the Orange Tree Theatre (**)
wrote 4 weeks ago: Somerset Maugham’s The Breadwinner couldn’t be a more fitting play for today, with a sto … more →
The Breadwinner, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, April 2013
wrote 1 month ago: People are trapped by the expectations of society, and it can take a dramatic rupture from conventio … more →
Big theatre, little theatre
wrote 2 months ago: Some people may think it is odd that I can rate a travelling company such as Vienna Festival Ballet … more →
English National Ballet open day
wrote 2 months ago: I have been a Friend of the ENB for a couple of years (really good value if you are over 60) but onl … more →
The Stepmother
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wrote 3 months ago: Githa Sowerby is an early 20th century female playwright you may never have heard of, but two of her … more →
Preview: The Stepmother, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
wrote 3 months ago: Katie McGuinness was again superb as the title character after similar successes in Nan and Mary Bro … more →
Why farce in the round isn't necessarily a good idea: Sauce for the Goose at the Orange Tree Theatre (***)
wrote 4 months ago: The Orange Tree Theatre’s festive treat, Feydeau’s French farce Sauce for the Goose, is … more →
Sauce for the Goose, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, December 2012
wrote 5 months ago: Just the ticket for the Christmas season, this Feydeau farce is huge fun. The driving force is marit … more →
Love's Comedy, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, November 2012
wrote 5 months ago: When Ibsen was about 21 he fell in love with Clara Ebbell, an intelligent, spirited girl two years h … more →
Mini-review - Love's Comedy - Orange Tree Theater
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wrote 6 months ago: Once again (the second time this year!) an early work of Ibsen’s is making its extremely delay … more →
Glitzy Glamour and Existential Discussions: Yours For the Asking at the Orange Tree Theatre (***)
wrote 8 months ago: She is yours for the asking – so proclaim glitzy glamour posters of an artfully draped nude fe … more →
Sam Walters, Director, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; September 2012
wrote 8 months ago: It takes courage to open an 80 seat theatre, eight miles away from London’s West End, … more →
London: Day 4 - Meals and Richmond.
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wrote 10 months ago: I’ve been eating this for breakfast: English porridge and berries. I figure it’s the qui … more →
Sabbat
wrote 10 months ago: Sabbat is a play by Richard Shannon, based on the trials of the Pendle Witches. It was first staged … more →
The Witches of Pendle IRDP for LBC 1988 (source script for "Sabbat")
wrote 10 months ago: The late Dallas Cavell and Kay Clayton, IRDP radio actors in costume for the cover of the cassette p … more →
The Conquering Hero
wrote 1 year ago: Last year’s rare revival of Allan Monkhouse’s ‘Mary Broome’ was a success fo … more →
Review: Playhouse/Definitely the Bahamas by Martin Crimp
wrote 1 year ago: As a 40th birthday present to the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, a lovely and rare in-the-round sp … more →
Interview: Martin Crimp
wrote 1 year ago: Written for Ideastap One of the most acclaimed voices of modern playwriting, Martin Crimp’s work spa … more →
