Tag: Stephen Tompkinson
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REVIEW: Educating Rita, Rose Theatre
This wonderfully warm production reveals a play that still feels as though it has plenty of relevance today. Forty years on since it was first performed, Willy Russell’s play still feels as warm and memorable thanks Max Roberts’s sensitive and thoughtful production, that really captures the two central character’s relationship well. Following the relationship between […]
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NEWS: Educating Rita to Continue to Tour UK
Following the success of the production’s run at the Minack Open Air Theatre in Cornwall, the 40th anniversary production will continue to tour to theatres across the UK. Producer David Pugh has announced further details for the UK tour of Educating Rita, coming back to indoor theatres from the 28th October. The production, directed by […]
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NEWS: 40th Anniversary Production of Educating Rita to Play at the Minack Theatre
Producer David Pugh and Zoe Curnow, Executive Director of the Minack Theatre have announced the 40th anniversary production of Willy Russell’s play will be performed at the Minack Theatre this August. Having been on a UK tour when the government closed the theatres, it has been announced that Educating Rita will play at the Minack Theatre […]
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Review Round Up: A Christmas Carol, Old Vic Theatre
Jack Thorne’s version of the classic festive story returns to the Old Vic Theatre with Stephen Tompkinson as Scrooge. Here’s what critics have made of it… The Stage: **** “Trust Thorne to make a success of it, adding ambiguity to the ending and furnishing the show with some properly tearjerking moments. Let’s hope it returns […]
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NEWS: Old Vic Theatre Announces Further Details of Season
Further information about Matthew Warchus’ fourth season have been announced, which will complete with an Arthur Miller double-bill, a world premiere by Lucy Prebble and a special One Voice performance. News of the upcoming part of the season follows the part one season announcement which includes ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company’s production of SYLVIA; Annie-B Parson’s 17c; Emma Rice’s Wise Children; […]
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REVIEW: The Red Lion, Trafalgar Studios
Patrick Marber’s warm humoured but brutally honest play is surprisingly poignant in Max Roberts production at the Trafalgar Studios. Those who don’t love the ‘beautiful game’ shouldn’t let this stand in the way of coming along to see this wonderfully judged production that takes audiences behind the scenes of football to show how desperation and […]
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NEWS: All Star Cast Announced for UK Tour of Yasmina Reza’s Art
David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers will produce the 2018 tour of the Old Vic production of Yasmina Reza’s Olivier, Tony and Moliere award-winning comedy. Translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Ellie Jones and based on the original Old Vic production, the UK tour is set to open at Cambridge Arts Theatre on the 14th February 2018. It has […]
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NEWS: Patrick Marber’s The Red Lion to Transfer to the Trafalgar Studios
Following its successful run at the Live Theatre in Newcastle, it has been announced that Patrick Marber’s locker room drama will play at the Trafalgar Studios from the 1st November. A promising young football player arrives at a struggling non-league club and pits the veteran kit man against the ambitious manager who’ll do anything to keep […]