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"Men angry that a woman won't sleep with them, who'll accuse her of sleeping with the devil instead" Theatre review: Coven partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/11/thea...
Jacinta Whyte as Maggie stands on a stone platform in the mist, possibly giving more Boudica than Jacobean witch, while Shiloh Coke as Frances sits next to her playing the guitar. Coven at the Kiln Theatre, 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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"Protect Marcello Cruz At All Costs" Theatre review: The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/11/thea...
Marcello Cruz as JD and Mithra Malek as T lean across a counter, talking and gazing into each other's eyes. The Meat Kings Exclamation Mark Open Brackets Inc Full Stop Close Brackets of Brooklyn Heights at Park Theatre 200, 2025.
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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"Getting their big romantic moment while taking the bins out" Theatre review: Here & Now partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/11/thea...
Ben Darcy as Ben and Rosie Singha as Neeta lean towards each other over a shopping trolley full of rubbish bags in front of a wheelie bin. Here & Now on tour, 2025.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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"Old fashioned, stately and static" Theatre review: Othello (Theatre Royal Haymarket) partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/11/thea...
David Harewood as Othello looms over Toby Jones as Iago, who kneels obsequiously in front of him. Othello at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2025.
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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"Like a cartoon wolf with his eyes popping out" Theatre review: The Producers partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/11/thea...
Andy Nyman as Max Bialystock, in dusty suit and hat, surrounded by a chorus parodying Fiddler on the Roof. The Producers at the Garrick Theatre, 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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'In fairness when the peril is "who gets to be in charge of killing people with a hammer?" there's probably only so much character development we can care about.' Theatre review: Macbeth (RSC / The Other Place) partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/11/thea...
Sam Heughan, a muscular beardy man, as Macbeth hunches his shoulders and looks away while Lia Williams as Lady Macbeth holds her hands out ahead of her. The stair rail next to them has fairy lights wrapped around it, which is nice. Macbeth at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2025.
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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"The way the AIDS pandemic made people feel legitimised in their homophobia and happy to start saying the quiet parts out loud again" Theatre review: The Line of Beauty partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Jasper Talbot as Nick mounts Matt Mella as Ricky on a white couch, while Arty Froushan as Wani looks on with his trousers undone. The Line of Beauty at the Almeida Theatre, 2025.
November 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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I don't actually want to be immersed in molten lava, but thanks.
Poster for "The Last Days of Pompeii, The Immersive Exhibition."
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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'We can use the word "hysterical" to mean two very different things' Theatre review: The Unbelievers partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Future Dame Nicola Walker as Miriam kneels on the floor opposite Martin Marquez as Karl, who is dressed as a vicar. The Unbelievers at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, 2025.
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Ralph Davis has decided what to do about his hairline and I am very much here for it.
Ralph Davis wearing black, with a shaved head, holding a skull and looking stern.
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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"The wild truth behind an early movie star" Theatre review: Hedda partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Pearl Chanda as Hedda Gabler stands in front of a brightly lit white curtain, turning to look back with a stern expression. Hedda at the Orange Tree Theatre, 2025.
October 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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NYT Connections just flat-out trolling now.
The first two clues in today's NYT Connections game are ONLY and CONNECT, the title of the quiz show they stole the format from.
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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"The cute boy turns into the (literally) toxic boyfriend" Theatre review: Hot Mess partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Tobias Turley as Humanity reads a book called "Wheat, Pray, Love" while Danielle Steers as Earth looks on hornily. Hot Mess at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, 2025.
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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"There's a genuine respect and fondness for Fanny" Theatre review: Fanny partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
A backlit Charlie Russell as Fanny Mendelssohn conducts an orchestra in a blue gown, with a serious expression. Fanny at the King's Head Theatre, 2025.
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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"Someone whose name remains well-known as a kind of scandalous figure without the details being quite as familiar any more" Theatre review: Ragdoll partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Katie Matsell as Holly wears a blue prison smock and glares at Ben Lamb as Robert, who wears a 1970s green suit and is making notes on a pad. Behind them Abigail Cruttenden and Nathaniel Parker as the characters' older selves look on. Ragdoll at Jermyn Street Theatre, 2025.
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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"The women aren't entirely sidelined in a story that often comes back to male egos clashing" Theatre review: Cyrano de Bergerac partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Under a red light the cast of Cyrano de Bergerac, in 17th century army gear, prepare for battle with Adrian Lester's Cyrano leading the charge. Cyrano de Bergerac at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
October 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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"Some random member of the royal family giving them a lecture on how acting works" Theatre review: Hamlet (National Theatre / Lyttelton) partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Hiran Abeysekera as Hamlet wears a black suit and white ruff and stands in front of a theatre curtain with "THE MURDER OF GONZAGO" projected onto it in red letters. Hamlet at the National Theatre's Lyttelton, 2025.
October 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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"If this Bacchae is imperfect and has proved divisive, it certainly gets the imagination going." Theatre review: Bacchae partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Ukweli Roach as Dionysos leads a dance in the middle of the women of the Bacchae. Bacchae at the National Theatre's Olivier, 2025.
October 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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"Spinning around until they form something that looks like a pattern" Theatre review: Mary Page Marlowe partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Susan Sarandon as Mary Page Marlowe sits a a dining table looking up lovingly at Hugh Quarshie as Andy, who is serving her spaghetti. Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic, 2025.
October 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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"Will, u OK hun?" Theatre review: Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare's Globe) partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Kasper Hilton-Hille as Troilus and Charlotte O'Leary as Cressida, wearing a bridal veil, look into each other's eyes while Samantha Spiro as Pandarus stands between them in a bright orange wig, cackling. Troilus and Cressida at Shakespeare's Globe, 2025.
October 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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I saw this dog on the train and I knew I recognised the energy from somewhere.
A nice doggy giving the side-eye. Tom Daley giving Kate Garraway the side-eye on Celebrity Traitors.
October 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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"It does feel a bit mean that the barman doesn't get to tell a story" Theatre review: The Weir partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Seán McGinley and Brendan Gleeson stand around a pub bar pouring themselves drinks. The Weir at the Harold Pinter Theatre, 2025.
October 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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"It's lucky that Outhwaite is there to utterly throw herself into the comic horror" Theatre review: Entertaining Mr Sloane partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Jordan Stephens as Mr Sloane lies on his side on a chaise longue with his trousers off, while Tamzin Outhwaite as Kath, in a blond 1960s wig, leans over to check a wound on his leg. Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Young Vic, 2025.
October 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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"Could there be anything more American than a weird collective national boner for Lewis and Clark?" Theatre review: Clarkston partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/10/thea...
Joe Locke as Jake sits cross-legged on the floor reading a paperback, while Ruaridh Mollica as Chris lies with his head in his lap. Clarkston at the Trafalgar Theatre, 2025.
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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"Entertainingly monstrous" Theatre review: Reunion partially-obstructed-view.blogspot.com/2025/09/thea...
On a dimly lit set of a kitchen with wooden stairs leading up, the cast of Reunion are blurry as they move around the stage. Reunion at the Kiln Theatre, 2025.
September 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM