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Tag Archives: National Theatre
A magnificent three: Star Wars, Jane Eyre, Hunger Games
In the the last few days I’ve been to two awesome films and a wonderful piece of theatre. A great cultural finish to 2015 – assuming there won’t be too much of that in the next few days! First up, … Continue reading
lovelondonscenes – 99
Sunny London yesterday at the National Theatre. We went to see an entertaining performance of “The Beaux’ Stratagem” by George Farquhar. Fresh from the early 18th century – timeless themes of love, lust and deception. And London v everywhere else…
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Tagged London, National Theatre, Photography, photos, South bank
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“Man and Superman” at the Lyttleton, National Theatre
Yesterday Kath and I went to see George Bernard Shaw’s famous play, “Man and Superman”, at the Lyttleton Theatre at the National. A Saturday matinee performance, which started at 1.30 and finished at 5pm. Three and a half hours, which … Continue reading
“Liola” at the National Theatre
We went to see “Liola” at the Lyttleton this Sunday afternoon. It’s a play by Luigi Pirandello, Italian author and playright. Set in rural Sicily, it’s comedy, farce, musical, moral tale, and maybe, political statement, all in one. It’s slight, … Continue reading
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Tagged Liola, Lyttleton theatre, National Theatre, Rory Keenan, Theatre
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“Othello” at the National Theatre
Last night, Kath and I went to see “Othello” at the National Theatre. Turned out it was the last night. We also had front row seats, so we got to experience the performance in full effect. And what a performance … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Lester, Iago, National Theatre, Olivia Vinall, Othello, Rory Kinnear, Shakespeare, Theatre
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iphonelondonscenes – 07
We went to see “Othello” at the National Theatre tonight. Truly stunning. So was the sunset as we sat out on the Olivier Theatre terrace before the performance began.
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Tagged London, London Eye, National Theatre, Photography, photos, South bank
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