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2019-01-14 08:41 pm
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REVIEW: Crimes on the Nile

Crimes on the Nile (New Old Friends theatre company, Ustinov studio theatre at Theatre Royal Bath, January 2019. It’s touring England and Wales throughout the spring).

Written by: Feargus Woods Dunlop
Directed by: James Farrell
New Old Friends website

Apparently ‘Crimes on the Nile’ is the fifth in a series of the unconnected adventures of brilliant Belgian detective…Artemis Arinae (mais oui, a lady detective! etc etc). Imagine a Venn diagram, this play would be in the overlapping bit between the circle of Agatha Christie and farce. It’s an affectionate send-up. ( Read more... )
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2009-04-05 07:51 am
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REVIEW: Daisy Pulls it Off

Daisy Pulls it Off (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Sherman Theatre, 4/4/2009)

Daisy Pulls it Off
Written by: Denise Deegan

Well played, Denise Deegan!

Last night, I went to see Daisy Pulls it Off, which I have been itching to see since I first heard of it - a play that gently sends up and celebrates girls' boarding school stories. At the start of the year, I saw that this production was on and rushed to buy a ticket. As the date approached, I began to wonder how they'd handle the material, I only knew a rough outline of the story, but I started worrying that the production would poke fun in the wrong way, but it didn't and now I really want a copy of the play. Oh, and I'm really rather chuffed.

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