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The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Published on Sunday, 15 July 2012

3 starsAt Greenwich Theatre, London; run ended
Reviewed by Alice de Cent

Sell a Door seem to be everywhere at the moment, with multiple productions hitting the UK stage this summer. Their latest is Tim Kelly’s adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle story, The Hound Of The Baskervilles – one of Sherlock Holmes’ best-known adventures.

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The History Boys
Published on Monday, 02 July 2012

3 starsAt Greenwich Theatre, London; run ended
Reviewed by Alice de Cent

Alan Bennett’s The History Boys makes a return to London, as Sell a Door stage the capital’s first professional production since the National Theatre’s West End runs.  With a solid cast, and a particularly robust performance from Amanda Reed as Mrs. Lintott, Sell a Door tackle the well-loved piece admirably. Bennett’s trademark humour is matched with complex characterisation, making for an entertaining and touching evening of theatre.

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Mudlarks
Published on Friday, 01 June 2012

5 starsAt Theatre503, London, until 2 June (tickets and information)
Reviewed by Alice de Cent

High on the afterglow of a night of mayhem, Charlie, Wayne and Jake are hiding out at their childhood haunt – the less-than-prepossessing banks of the Thames – in the hope of evading the law, and the consequences of their actions. One by one, they divulge their dark secrets, leaving each of them a desperate man.

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Shiverman
Published on Tuesday, 22 May 2012

4 starsReviewed by Alice de Cent at Theatre503

After three years studying and living alongside the Okoku, disgraced anthropologist Roy Turner is convinced he has discovered the world’s oldest music. But with their valley in danger of being sold and developed, Roy faces the challenge of convincing UNESCO that the Okoku’s “intangible cultural heritage” must be protected. Enter Dominique, Roy’s partner and UNESCO representative, who must determine if the Okoku’s practices are compatible with international human rights statutes.

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The Mole And The Worm
Published on Monday, 30 April 2012

4 starsTheare503, London.  Run ended; next appearing at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, Saturday 9 June
Reviewed by Alice de Cent

Since I first saw The Mole And The Worm on its Buxton Fringe outing last July, the bilingual company Teatro Entre Escombros have been busy developing their show in Spain. I was excited to see how a fresh space, and nearly a year’s work, had affected the piece… and I wasn’t disappointed.

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The Dark Room
Published on Sunday, 22 April 2012

4 starsNew Diorama Theatre, until 28 April (not Mon/Tue), 7:30pm - 8:30pm (tickets and information)
Reviewed by Richard Stamp
 

The spectre of Nazism stalks a 21st-century secondary school, in this free-handed rework of Bertolt Brecht’s Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.  It’s a bold move, to follow in those particular footsteps; but through intelligent allegory, precision choreography, and some genuinely hilarious lines, writer-director David Byrne finds new things to say about the truism that bad things happen when good people stand back.

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The Seagull Effect
Published on Thursday, 22 March 2012

4 starsTouring England and Wales during April and May (schedule and information)
Reviewed at the New Diorama Theatre, London by Alice de Cent
 

Idle Motion’s trademark visual storytelling is on fine form in their latest offering, The Seagull Effect. Having charmed Edinburgh audiences in 2011, they’re now on tour with both this show and their earlier piece, The Vanishing Horizon. Clearly ambitious, The Seagull Effect attempts a whirlwind hour of spectacle and imagination – cramming in Idle Motion’s clockwork ingenuity, an estranged couple reunited by the 1987 storm, and a dash of chaos theory too.

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The Vanishing Horizon
Published on Thursday, 22 March 2012

4 starsTouring England and Wales during April and May (schedule and information)
Reviewed at the New Diorama Theatre, London by Alice de Cent
 

Idle Motion’s devised piece The Vanishing Horizon follows James, as he records a radio programme that looks into the lives of trailblazing female aviators. It juxtaposes their stories with that of his girlfriend, Anna, who flies to South Africa to reclaim her grandmother’s ashes – and ends up following in her adventurous footsteps.

This visually gifted company are certainly masters of invention, creating some stunning set-pieces that are both magical and full of handmade charm. The set is constructed of an almost never-ending supply of suitcases, each opening to reveal an ingeniously created part of the world.  As the story progresses, they become bookcases, mini-bars and mountainscapes.

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