Tag: Kiln Theatre
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Review Round Up: Black Love, Kiln Theatre
We round up the reviews for Chinonyerem Odimba’s Black Love that is playing for a limited season at the Kiln Theatre. Broadway World: **** “Here, Odimba (who also directs) makes us stop and reflect on what is said about Black women, and what can really feel like home. Co-produced with Paines Plough and tiata fahodzi, Black Love is […]
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NEWS: Full Cast Announced for Kiln Theatre’s Production of Black Love
The production will see the theatre transformed into the round and opening the venue’s 2022 season. The Kiln Theatre has announced full casting for its upcoming production of Chinonyerem Odimba’s Black Love, heading to the venue from the 28th March until the 23rd April. Directed by Chinonyerem Odimba, the production arrives in London following successful tour as […]
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Review Round Up: The Wife of Willesden, Kiln Theatre
What did critics make of author Zadie Smith’s debut play, making its debut at the Kiln Theatre? The Guardian: *** “Smith is brilliant at sowing the seeds of characters, giving little snippets that build them fully and immediately. Her writing also has a physical humour that director Indhu Rubasingham and movement directors Imogen Knight and Celise Hicks […]
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In Conversation With…Andrew Frame
We chatted to Andrew about starring in The Wife Of Willesden at the Kiln Theatre. Hi Andrew, could you tell me more about what the Wife of Willesden is about? Hi. The play for me is about redressing the imbalance between the rights and obligations of women and men in their relationships, which sounds rather dry. […]
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REVIEW: NW Trilogy, Kiln Theatre
Each play in this engaging trilogy is filled with warmth and compassion while highlighting the personal struggles that the characters face in finding a place in which they belong. It takes a great balancing act to bring together three plays that are filled with warmth and humour while exploring identity, history and the ongoing fight […]
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Interview With…Natasha Jayetileke
We chatted to Natasha about starring in the NW Trilogy, playing at the Kiln Theatre from the 8th September. Hi Natasha, could you explain a little bit more about the plays that form the NW Trilogy? Of course, there are 3 plays – Dance Floor, Life of Riley and Waking/Walking. Each centre around one of […]
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Review Round Up: The Invisible Hand, Kiln Theatre
We round up the reviews for Indhu Rubasingham‘s revival of Ayad Akhtar’s play at the Kiln Theatre. WhatsOnStage: **** “It’s the sort of juicy, thorny, knotty one-room play that gets the blood pumping – remarkable given that extended passages just see two men argue while looking at a laptop screen.” The Guardian: **** “Indhu Rubasingham […]
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Interview With…Tony Jayawardena
We chatted to the actor about starring in The Invisible Hand at the Kiln Theatre… Hi Tony, for those who haven’t seen it what is The Invisible Hand about? The Invisible Hand is about the kidnap and ransom of an American banker working in Pakistan. When the ransom money isn’t forth coming the banker suggests that […]
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Inside the Rehearsals of…The Invisible Hand, Kiln Theatre
Rehearsal images have been released for the revival of Ayad Akhtar’s play returning to the Kiln Theatre next month. Following its run at the Kiln Theatre in 2016, Ayad Akhtar’s The Invisible Hand will return to the theatre next month playing from the 1st to the 31st July. Directed by Indhu Rubasingham, this first revival […]
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Review Round Up: Reasons That You Should(n’t) Love Me, Kiln Theatre
We round up the reviews for Amy Trigg’s play which officially reopened the Kiln Theatre. Ham & High: **** “Trigg’s comic timing is flawless as she zips about the stage, confined in the neither-nor touring set of a mocked up cube.” Evening Standard: **** “director Charlotte Bennett (of co-producers Paines Plough) and lighting and sound […]