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Review of ‘Table 17’: “Lacklustre rom-com isn’t out of date, but it isn’t flavourful either”
Maybe I’m just a cynic. Or maybe life has taught me well. But this isn’t the kind of story that melts my heart. Nor is it the type of humour that gets me. To be fair, I do enjoy a good romantic comedy. And this play features two of those three terms: there’s love (in…
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Review of ‘Driftwood’: “Family-estrangement narrative is relatively unfulfilling”
It just took me one and a half hours to finally get hooked. And even then, there wasn’t that much grip. It’s a shame. Not an utter disappointment, but a shame anyway. A play about the reunion of an estranged mother and son should have brought me to tears. Or at least, caused some kind…
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Review of ‘The Ballad of Hattie and James’: “An imperfect cadence”
Charles Edwards and Sophie Thompson star in the world premiere of Samuel Adamson’s latest play, exploring the trials and tribulations of two opposite people sharing the strongest and longest bond of their entire lives. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if its music-themed narrative dealing with love-hate relationships hits…
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Amy Triggs talks ‘Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me’: “My inspiration was seeing the lack of those stories”
After selling out during its first run, Amy Trigg’s dramaturgic debut has returned on tour around the UK, currently being performed in London until the end of the month. Guillermo Názara chats with 2020 Women’s Prize for Playwriting-winning author and star of the show, to learn more about this personal piece encompassing her struggle but…
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Amy Triggs habla de ‘Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me’: “Mi inspiración fue ver la falta de esas historias”
Tras agotar las entradas en su primera edición, el debut dramatúrgico de Amy Trigg ha vuelto de gira por el Reino Unido, representándose actualmente en Londres hasta finales de mes. Guillermo Názara conversa con la autora y protagonista del espectáculo, ganadora del Premio Femenino 2020, para conocer más sobre esta obra personal que abarca su…
