Nov
2009
Articles from 19th Nov 2009
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The Beauty Queen of Leenane, at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
The then 25-year-old Martin McDonagh’s astonishing debut play, first seen in Galway in 1996, has lost none of its power to disconcert audiences with its idiosyncratic blend of dark comedy and cruelty. Read
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George’s Marvellous Medicine, at Old Rep, Station Street
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
Not content with staging a hugely successful production of Roald Dahl’s story which has toured the country several times, Birmingham Stage Company has now gone back to basics with a new adaptation by David Wood. Read
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The second stage of Stratford's RSC theatres
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
Arts Editor Terry Grimley looks at the transformation of the RSC’s theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon. Read
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Murray Perahia/Academy of St Martin in the Fields, at Symphony Hall
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
This concert fell on the 50th birthday of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. As an anniversary celebration, it had everything – fine music superlatively executed and a capacity crowd enthusiastic in their appreciation. Read
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La Traviata, at Birmingham Hippodrome
Nov 19 2009 | Stage
Music-theatre on a larger scale is currently at Birmingham Hippodrome with Welsh National Opera’s regular autumn residency, beginning with a new production of Verdi’s La Traviata, which is almost entirely a total winner (the only miscalculation is in portraying old man Germont as a self-righteous outcast to the end, when his music warms towards Violetta in her tragic situation). Read
