★★★★★ In this intelligent, funny and electrifying play Duncan Macmillan takes us into the unfamiliar and neglected world of rehab. Going down with cold turkey and then being built back up again might not seem as exhilarating a ride as the highs that drink and drugs bring, but the kicks are real and the shot in the arm makes us sit up and take notice.
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★★★★☆ This is, by any measure, an intelligent, satisfying and enjoyable reworking of Pinter. Pinter without the ‘esque’ perhaps, yet in Mr Naiambana one in which the portrayal of an iconic character will stand as measure for those that follow.
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★★★★★ Occasionally, when all the elements that go into making theatre come together successfully, there can be alchemy, an enchantment that lifts a production to a level where it not only delivers delightful story telling, but also elicits a deeply emotional response from an audience. In a production that has been beautifully and lovingly crafted, these ‘flying lovers’ will live on in your memory for a long time to come.
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★★★★★ ‘13’ is as stiff a challenge as you could imagine for this year’s BOVTS graduates. With multiple scene changes and cross-over conversations in a first half alone that stretched to almost an hour and a half, this ensemble were always on top of the material
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★★★★★ It’s not difficult to find contemporary relevance in this timeless and timely drama. Overt up-dating is unnecessary and unwise – one recent production in Manhattan lost sponsorship because it had a Trump look-alike stabbed to death on stage.
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