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Reformation at The White Bear Theatre
Reformation is an intriguing and often amusing play by James Martin Charlton, inspired by the work of Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach. The choice of subject was an interesting one, as Cranach differs from most great artists portrayed in theatre and film. He is more Machiavelli and pragmatic than he is…
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Review of Hangmen at Royal Court
In Bruges writer/ director Martin McDonagh brings his viciously dark comedy Hangmen to Royal Court. The story takes place on the day hanging is abolished at a gloomy Oldham pub run by England’s second best hangman Harry Wade, played with Northern bravado by the excellent David Morrisey. The plot becomes…
