It's been tried and it has died many times before, but anyway...
On Thursday afternoon I went to see Birdland at the Royal Court. Excellent show about a rock star losing his mind and soul, with a commanding lead performance by Andrew Scott, who I am told is Moriarty in Sherlock. The Royal Court is an astonishingly uncomfortable theatre though.
Yesterday was A View From The Bridge at the Young Vic, with Mark Strong and Nicola Walker. Just fantastic. Spare modern staging, without seeming disrespectful to the text, great performances from all of the cast and that unmistakeable buzz of when theatre goes right. Best show I've seen since the Adrian Lester/Rory Kinnear Othello last year.
On Thursday afternoon I went to see Birdland at the Royal Court. Excellent show about a rock star losing his mind and soul, with a commanding lead performance by Andrew Scott, who I am told is Moriarty in Sherlock. The Royal Court is an astonishingly uncomfortable theatre though.
Yesterday was A View From The Bridge at the Young Vic, with Mark Strong and Nicola Walker. Just fantastic. Spare modern staging, without seeming disrespectful to the text, great performances from all of the cast and that unmistakeable buzz of when theatre goes right. Best show I've seen since the Adrian Lester/Rory Kinnear Othello last year.
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