Billy Howle

THEATRE REVIEW: Look Back In Anger starring Billy Howle, Ellora Torchia & Morfydd Clark at Almeida Theatre

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Wednesday 25 September 2024, runs through 23 November 2024 RUNTIME: 165 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

Middle class Alison irons while her educated husband Jimmy and their Welsh working class lodger Cliff read the Sunday papers as the weekend in their Midlands flat draws to a close.

  • Read on for reasons including how this remains a fascinating if difficult watch that is occasionally funny but will make you think about class and masculinity
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THEATRE REVIEW: Dear Octopus starring Lindsay Duncan & Billy Howle

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Friday 9 February, opens 14 February and runs through 27 March 2024 2024 RUNTIME: 165 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

The beating heart of this play about family by The Hundred And One Dalmatians author Dodie Smith is the unlikely romance between Dora and Charles Randolph’s son Nicholas, played by Billy Howle, and family friend Fenny.

  • Read on for reasons including how Dear Octopus was soapy but swimmingly entertaining
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