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Peter Brook was a teddy bear filled with dynamite

The director transformed theatre forever

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British theatre and film director, playwright and actor Peter Brook poses during a photo session at the Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris on February 27, 2018. "The Prisoner" written and directed by Brook and French playwright Marie-Helen Estienne will be presented at the Bouffes du Nord theatre from March 6 to March 24. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)

Park Theatre and Original Theatre present the World Premiere of The End of the Night By Ben Brown Directed by Alan Strachan OLIVIA BERNSTONE I JEANNE BOMMEZJIN BEN CAPLAN I NORBERT MASUR RICHARD CLOTHIER I HEINRICH HIMMLER MICHAEL LUMSDEN I FELIX KERSTEN AUDREY PALMER I ELISABETH LUBE WRITER I BEN BROWN DIRECTOR I ALAN STRACHAN SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER I MICHAEL PAVELKA LIGHTING DESIGNER I JASON TAYLOR SOUND DESIGNER I GREGORY CLARKE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR I TOM BRAIN PRODUCTION MANAGER I TAMMY ROSE PRODUCERS I DANIEL COOPER & TOM HACKNEY PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR I CHARLOTTE HOLDER COMPANY STAGE MANAGER I LAUREN BARCLAY ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER I JEFFREY HARMER STAGE MANAGEMENT INTERN I ALEX JAOUEN

Theatre review - The End of The Night: Himmler, the chillingly reasonable dinner guest

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Mad House theatre review: An anti-climax leaving a nagging feeling that time has been spent with little to show for it

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That Is Not Who I Am theatre review: Read this at your peril

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The Gunpowder Plot theatre review: A step forward in the evolution of VR theatre

The genius of this high-tech show is that it compels its audiences to consider the moral conundrum of every conflict: how many innocents should die in the service of a good cause?

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June 16, 2022 13:49

The Gunpowder Plot theatre review: A step forward in the evolution of VR theatre

At last! Jews get a voice at Royal Court thanks to new play by Jonathan Freedland

The verbatim piece, which addresses the 'ancient prejudice' against Jews, is to be staged at a theatre recently embroiled in a controversy over alleged antisemitism

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June 16, 2022 10:31

At last! Jews get a voice at Royal Court thanks to new play by Jonathan Freedland

Legally Blonde Theatre review: Entirely predictable and utterly enjoyable

Director Lucy Moss has given her energetic and hugely entertaining revival a modern-day feel with a smattering of mobile usage

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June 7, 2022 13:44

Legally Blonde Theatre review: Entirely predictable and utterly enjoyable

Grease, the musical theatre review: 'A dereliction of artistic duty'

Nikolai Foster’s Leicester Curve production of Grease is awful mostly because it conforms to every expectation

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May 26, 2022 15:19

Grease, the musical theatre review: 'A dereliction of artistic duty'

Theatre review: Oklahoma

I just can’t say no to this darkly psychological revival of the classic musical

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May 19, 2022 15:41

Middle theatre review: Occupying the centre ground in more ways than one

The second instalment of David Eldridge’s trilogy isn’t quite as compelling as Beginning but it’s good enough to look forward to End

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May 12, 2022 14:52

Middle theatre review: Occupying the centre ground in more ways than one

How playing Poirot has cured Henry Goodman's pandemic blues

The veteran actor feared his career was over when theatres closed

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May 12, 2022 11:15

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS by Christie, , Writer - Agatha Christie, Director - Jonathan Church, Adapted for the stage - Ken Ludwig, rehearsal photography, American Church, London, UK, Credit: Johan Persson

Jerusalem theatre review: Rooster's return is monumental

Mark Rylance is back in the latest revival of Jez Butterworth's groundbreaking play alongside the equally wonderful Mackenzie Crook as his hanger-on mate Ginger

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May 6, 2022 11:38

Jerusalem theatre review: Rooster's return is monumental

Marys Seacole theatre review: 'Promising themes are subsumed by a dog’s dinner of a shouty final act.'

A pioneer nurse meets a noisy end

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April 29, 2022 05:39

Marys Seacole theatre review: 'Promising themes are subsumed by a dog’s dinner of a shouty final act.'

Daddy, theatre review: 'This is a play that confounds the regular theatregoer’s every possible expectation'

Five stars for this challenging play about art

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April 20, 2022 19:28

Daddy, theatre review: 'This is a play that confounds the regular theatregoer’s every possible expectation'

To Kill a Mockingbird theatre review: 'Aaron Sorkin drags Harper Lee’s classic into this century.'

Rafe Spall shines in this excellent adaptation

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April 14, 2022 12:48

To Kill a Mockingbird theatre review: 'Aaron Sorkin drags Harper Lee’s classic into this century.'

The Fever Syndrome theatre review: 'Feverpitch speed spoils this family’s drama '

Last seen on stage as an actor in Leopoldstadt, Alexis Zegerman takes on the genre of the great American family play

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April 7, 2022 14:19

PRODUCTION PHOTOS OF THE FEVER SYNDROME, BY ALEXIS ZEGERMAN, DIRECTED BY ROXANA SILBERT - Taken at HAMPSTEAD Theatre London on 25.03.2022

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John Nathan

Latest from John Nathan

Peter Brook was a teddy bear filled with dynamite

Theatre review - The End of The Night: Himmler, the chillingly reasonable dinner guest

Mad House theatre review: An anti-climax leaving a nagging feeling that time has been spent with little to show for it

That Is Not Who I Am theatre review: Read this at your peril

More from John Nathan

The Gunpowder Plot theatre review: A step forward in the evolution of VR theatre

At last! Jews get a voice at Royal Court thanks to new play by Jonathan Freedland

Legally Blonde Theatre review: Entirely predictable and utterly enjoyable

Grease, the musical theatre review: 'A dereliction of artistic duty'

Theatre review: Oklahoma

Middle theatre review: Occupying the centre ground in more ways than one

How playing Poirot has cured Henry Goodman's pandemic blues

Jerusalem theatre review: Rooster's return is monumental

Marys Seacole theatre review: 'Promising themes are subsumed by a dog’s dinner of a shouty final act.'

Daddy, theatre review: 'This is a play that confounds the regular theatregoer’s every possible expectation'

To Kill a Mockingbird theatre review: 'Aaron Sorkin drags Harper Lee’s classic into this century.'

The Fever Syndrome theatre review: 'Feverpitch speed spoils this family’s drama '