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INTERVIEW | Philip Ridley
East London born Philip Ridley has had a varied and prolific career. Trained at St Martin’s College, he’s won multiple awards for writing and or directing both plays and films. He’s also written for children and is a successful photographer, songwriter and artist. Since his first play, The Pitchfork Disney launched twenty-five years ago, his work […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | Karugula
★★★ | Karugula What is “Karugula” and what is this play about? I’m not sure that you’ll leave this play with a definitive answer and you may well not even care but it’s an epic journey in this dark imagining of a dystopian world. Prom kings and queens are ritually shot dead, strange cults rule […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | Radiant Vermin, Soho Theatre, London
★★★★ | Radiant Vermin, Soho Theatre, London “I want this house. Oh, yes, I know there’ll be problems. But at least we’ll have the hope of things getting better. Isn’t that the least we owe our child? Hope.” Jill and Ollie: a seemingly ordinary couple, trapped in poor housing on a rough estate, unable to […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | Ghost from a Perfect Place: Arcola Theatre, London
★★★★★ | Ghost from a Perfect Place: Arcola Theatre, London Multi award-winning playwright Philip Ridley returns to the Arcola with his contemporary classic Ghost From A Perfect Place, a scorchingly dark comedy where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present. Twenty years after its premiere at Hampstead Theatre, Ghost From A Perfect […]
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THEATRE REVIEW | Dark Vanilla Jungle, Soho Theatre
★★★★★ | Dark Vanilla Jungle, Soho Theatre Andrea keeps getting asked if she’s ashamed. Ashamed of what she did to the soldier. Of what she did to the baby. But Andrea’s not ashamed at all. And she wants to tell you why… Dark Vanilla Jungle is a powerhouse of a play by award-winning playwright Philip […]