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Criticks Reviews: Theatre

Georgian Theatre and the Novel, 1714-1830

Georgian Theatre and the Novel, 1714-1830

A report on an event combining staged readings and academic workshops

Event Date(s): 5th Oct 2013

Location: Oxford

Reviewed by: Anne-Claire Michoux

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She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to Conquer

The ASC brilliantly summons Goldsmith’s genial satire into 2013.

Event Date(s): 24th Nov 2013

Location: Staunton, Virginia, USA

Reviewed by: Carol Guarnieri

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Arcadia

Arcadia

A twentieth-anniversary production that does full justice to the energy of the play.

Event Date(s): 1st Oct 2013

Location: Oxford Playhouse

Reviewed by: Jennifer R. Thorp

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

An unusual adaptation, spectacular but lacking in musical variety

Event Date(s): 5th Sep 2013

Location: Southbank Centre, London, UK

Reviewed by: James Harriman-Smith

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Gabriel

Gabriel

A rough but fun marriage of theatre with music, the bawdy with the sombre, and wordplay with slapstick.

Event Date(s): 1st Aug 2013

Location: The Globe, London, UK

Reviewed by: Jennifer Lo

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Candide

Candide

A sparkling intellectual cartoon of a play which amuses and disturbs.

Event Date(s): 29th Aug 2013

Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

Reviewed by: James Harriman-Smith

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Austen’s Women

Austen’s Women

This compilation of monologues offers a conversation between Austen’s characters about the qualities of women and a thought-provoking and entertaining hour of drama.

Event Date(s): 8th Aug 2013

Location: Edinburgh

Reviewed by: Dr Tawny Paul

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Adam Smith, le Grand Tour

Adam Smith, le Grand Tour

Although those hoping for a history lesson will be left disappointed, this production's energetic, witty and self-deprecating exploration of Adam Smith deserves much praise.

Event Date(s): 2nd Aug 2013

Location: Edinburgh

Reviewed by: Matthew Dziennik

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The School for Scandal at Park Theatre

The School for Scandal at Park Theatre

An exciting production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's most celebrated comedy.

Event Date(s): 4th Jul 2013

Location: Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London

Reviewed by: Emrys D. Jones

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The Rivals

The Rivals

A simple yet effective staging of Sheridan's comedy of manners.

Event Date(s): 6th Oct 2012

Location: London

Reviewed by: Harriet Tait

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