Category: Park Theatre

The Weatherman – Review

Anne Cox | August 22, 2019

The Weatherman, Eugene O’Hare’s full-length debut play opens with brief sunny spells but it’s clear that the forecast is for a stormy and changeable production. It premiered last

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The Actor’s Nightmare – Review

Anne Cox | July 22, 2019

It’s said that an actor’s worst nightmare is walking out on stage in front of a packed house – only to find they’re naked. It’s a double whammy

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Napoli, Brooklyn – Review

Anne Cox | June 19, 2019

Meghan Kennedy crams a lot into her coming-of-age drama, Napoli, Brooklyn – from child abuse and sadistic torture to a plane crash over New York and a downpour

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Beneath The Blue Rinse – Review

Anne Cox | June 4, 2019

Those over a certain age will recognise the patronising tone, the condescension. Where once they had been respected by the younger generation they are now treated with disregard

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The Life I Lead – Review

Anne Cox | March 22, 2019

Actor, David Tomlinson, was an English gent, from his bowler hat to his (stick-on) moustache and cut glass accent, who is fondly remembered by millions for his roles

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Gently Down The Stream – Review

Anne Cox | February 19, 2019

Martin Sherman’s play title, Gently Down The Stream comes from a moment in time when it seemed like the patrons of an entire hotel spontaneously erupted in an

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Rosenbaum’s Rescue – Review

Anne Cox | January 21, 2019

Denmark’s role in World War II, and the lucky escape of the country’s 7,000 Jews from Hitler’s genocide, isn’t something I know about as it wasn’t part of

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A Pupil – Review

Anne Cox | November 7, 2018

Musicians have a reputation for being highly strung and that finely tuned temperament is tested to the extreme in Jesse Briton’s absorbing new play, A Pupil, which opened

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Honour – Review

Anne Cox | November 3, 2018

There’s no fool like an old fool and silky smooth Times columnist George Spencer, in the grips of a midlife crisis, is the epitome of foolishness. Joanna Murray-Smith’s

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Distance – Review

Anne Cox | September 10, 2018

Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. It’s a sobering fact to be presented with at the start of Alex McSweeney’s exceptional

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The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice – Review

Anne Cox | August 23, 2018

You’re expecting extremes when you hear the title but the latest revival of Jim Cartwright’s The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice at London’s Park Theatre, occupies the

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Spiral – Review

Anne Cox | August 10, 2018

Last year writer and actor Abigail Hood stunned audiences with Dangling, a shocking and deeply moving play about a father’s inability to cope with the disappearance of his