BWW Review: FACES IN THE CROWD, White Bear Theatre
Claustrophobic play about two ill-suited spouses re-united for pragmatic reasons and working through their pain from ten years ago - a gruelling watch.
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Macbeth delivered by dancers in a unique space, beautifully lit, creating an electrifying theatrical experience.
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Princess Margaret brought to life by Felicity Dean in a production that promises more than it delivers about a tragic figure born a generation too early to change the Royal Family.
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Ambition not quite matched by execution in an all-female production of The Tempest, one of fringe theatre's more challenging plays to get right.
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OperaUpClose condense and update Tchaikovsky's classic tragedy for a new space and a new culture, but never lose sight of its deep set Russian roots.
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