Tag: Florian Zeller
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Review Round Up: The Forest, Hampstead Theatre
We round up the reviews for Florian Zeller’s play, directed by Jonathan Kent and starring Toby Stephens. Broadway World: *** ” Engaging performances from Stephens and Paul McGann, as different versions of the man, do draw our sympathy, but I struggled with whether the character – an admired middle-class doctor with a supportive spouse and chic […]
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Review Round Up: The Height of the Storm, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Jonathan Kent’s production now playing on Broadway. Observer: “If The Height of the Storm is enigmatic gibberish, the two stars work hard to give it some symmetry. Pryce is both bombastic and senile, while Atkins makes even her moments of quiet contemplation without dialogue throb with quiet vitality.” […]
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REVIEW: The Son, Duke of York’s Theatre
Transferring to the West End following a successful run at the Kiln Theatre earlier this year, Florian Zeller’s emotionally charged play captures the audience’s attention from start to finish. In a time in which mental health is of increasing importance in the news, Florian Zeller’s powerful examination of this as seen through the eyes of […]
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Review Round Up: The Son, Kiln Theatre
Michael Longhurst directs the UK premiere of Florian Zeller’s play. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews… WhatsOnStage: *** “As an exploration of parental impotence in the face of a child seemingly set on doing himself harm, The Son is an absorbing, and uncomfortable, experience. By keeping the reasons for Nicolas’s depression ambiguous, however, Zeller […]
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Inside the Rehearsals… The Son, Kiln Theatre
Rehearsal images have been released for Michael Longhurst’s upcoming production. Playing at the Kiln Theatre from the 20th February,the UK premiere of Florian Zeller’s The Son is directed by Michael Longhurst with an adaption by Christopher Hampton. The Son is the fourth UK premiere at the theatre in its opening season following its refurbishment, following on from Alexis Zegerman’s Holy Sh!t, Stephen Sharkey’s […]
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Review Round Up: The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre
Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins star in Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Florian Zeller’s play at the Wyndham’s Theatre. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews… The Guardian: **** “What I can say for certain is that Zeller’s play penetrates the memory long after one has left the theatre.” WhatsOnStage: *** “What no one could […]
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PREVIEW: The Height of the Storm, Wyndham’s Theatre
It has been announced that a new Florian Zeller play will be heading to the West End this October. Following runs at Richmond Theatre and the Cambridge Arts Theatre, it has been announced that Florian Zeller’s latest play will head to London’s Wyndham’s Theatre from the 2nd October. Directed by Jonathan Kent, the production is […]
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Review Round Up: The Lie, Menier Chocolate Factory
Samantha Bond and Tony Gardner star in Lindsay Posner’s production of Florian Zeller’s play. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews… Alice spots her friend’s husband with another woman. Should she tell her friend the truth…or lie? Her husband Paul is convinced that it is better to lie. But in doing so, who is being […]
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Review Roundup… The Truth @Menier Chocolate Factory
Florian Zeller’s play of friendship, suspicion and deceit arrives at the Menier Chocolate Factory directed by Lindsay Posner – but is it a success? The Financial Times: **** Sarah Hemming called it: “Dark, clever, excruciatingly funny fare.” The Independent: *** Paul Taylor commented: “Wittily translated by Christopher Hampton and premiered in Lindsay Posner’s elegantly astringent […]
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Further Casting Announced for The Father
As The Father prepares to return to the West End for a limited run at the Duke of York’s Theatre, further casting has been announced for the production. Running at the theatre for a limited five week season from the 24th February, it has been announced that joining Kenneth Cranham in the cast will be: […]