Giles Terera

THEATRE REVIEW: Death of England: Delroy starring Michael Balogun at the National Theatre

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WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHERE?: National Theatre RUNTIME: 90 minutes (no interval)

WHEN: 21/10/20, opens 5/11/20, runs to 28/11/20 STOP PRESS: The 2nd lockdown means the last performance will now be 4/11/20 Watch this production for free on YouTube from 27/11/20 for 24 hours from 7pm

It’s a big week for UK theatre with the rescheduled Olivier Awards on Sunday and tonight (Wednesday 21 October) the National Theatre re-opened for the 1st time since lockdown in March.

  • Read on for reasons including what National Theatre director Rufus Norris took to the stage to say
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THEATRE REVIEW: Rosmersholm starring Hayley Atwell, Tom Burke & Giles Terera

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

WHERE? Duke Of York’s RUNTIME: 2 hours and 30 minutes (with 20-minute interval)

WHEN? 29/4, opens 2/5 and runs until 20/7

It’s the night before the election and representatives of rival newspapers are visiting a grieving pastor whose story – and how it is told – they believe could influence the vote.

  • Read on for reasons including how now the subject matter of this 130-year-old play feels

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THEATRE REVIEW: Hamilton starring Jamael Westman

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: Victoria Palace

WHEN: 26/12, booking to 28/7/18

The good news is that the touts appear to have been beaten – and the bad is that it’s the most uncomfortable wait to enter a theatre we can ever remember.

  • Read on for reasons including how King George’s Britpop number is the comic highlight

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THEATRE REVIEW: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starring Sharon D. Clarke

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: National Theatre

WHEN: 16/4, runs to 18/5

A look of bemusement sweeps across our young waiter’s face as he asks us the title of the play we’ve just seen – and we tell him.

  • Read on for detail of how this Olivier Award-winning revival is still winning matinee standing ovations

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