Speaking of London theatre double–features and The National’s The Motive and the Cue:
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Author: Steven Strauss
London Theatre, July 2023
In case it hasn’t been clear, I just returned from a theater theatre week in London.
Olivier-Lyttelton
When a theater complex houses multiple stages, resonances can be drawn between simultaneous productions.
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To Be…ish
Johnny Flynn is the caliber of British thespian all but expected to eventually unleash his Hamlet on the world (or, at least, on London).
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Teenage Stream
Is “Teenage Dream” the jukebox musical’s snake-eating-its-own-tail-crossing-the-rubicon moment?
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Guys and Stalls
Ambulatory stagings like Guys & Dolls at London’s Bridge Theatre reposition the customary relationship between audience and art.
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Horror House
A longtime dream coming true can clarify what we want that dream to look like in reality, even through contradistinction.
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Best Showtune
What’s wrong with this picture:
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Survivor?
It’s time for another dispatch regarding Cinema 123’s continued survival.
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The Blind Armory
Is the Park Avenue Armory the only reserved-seating theater in the world where, when you purchase a ticket online, the website doesn’t offer a seating chart that displays the available seats??
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