Alarums and Excursions

Running with scissors through Early Modern London

Thursday, 2 September 2010

The Duchess of Malfi, Great Eastern Quay, Monday 19th July

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It was dark, I was frightened, and somewhere quite close to me a large naked man was singing. Never having been to a production by immersive...
Monday, 5 July 2010

Arden of Faversham, Rose Theatre, Thursday 1st July

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Tucked away behind the great Globe , down a gloomy street, past the deliciously titled Bear Gardens, under a shiny blue plaque, is the Rose...
Thursday, 10 June 2010

Shakespeare: The Man From Stratford, Wilton's Music Hall, Sunday 6th May

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Wilton's Music Hall , a short stroll from Tower Hill, is my favourite venue in London. Sadly decaying, it is the last remaining music ha...

Women Beware Women, National Theatre, 17th May

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At the centre of Gary Taylor's lecture on this play, previously reviewed here, was the hope that Middleton's work was finally gettin...

The Duchess of Padua, Pentameters Theatre, 12th May

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Oscar Wilde and revenge tragedy. Well, I could hardly turn it down. Pentameters is a small studio theatre over the Horseshoe pub in leafy ...
Friday, 14 May 2010

The Tudor Tarantino, BBC iPlayer

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Dominic Awkwright charts the rise and fall of Thomas Middleton, with help from Gary Taylor and opinions from Professor Jonathan Bate, Profes...
Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Middleton: Renaissance Man, Gary Taylor, National Theatre, Monday 10th May

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Gary Taylor is a bit of a rock star to me. He's largely responsible for the revival of Middleton's reputation, and shared responsibi...
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