West End Whingers - Details

Listing ID: 2119

Title: West End Whingers

Description: Phil and Andrew let readers know their opinions of the latest offerings from London's West End theatres.

Category: Arts, Art & Artists : Art News

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listed on: November 05, 2008 06:04:04 PM

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Review – The Prince of Homburg, Donmar Warehouse - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:27:54 +0000

Like The Railway Children, which is currently flaunting its loco at Waterloo station, Heinrich von Kleist‘s The Prince of Homburg comes with its own Unique Selling Point having had conferred upon it the somewhat loco accolade: “Hitler’s favourite play”. Yes, the Whingers were obviously never quite going to be able to overlook such an epithet [...]

Review – The Duchess of Malfi, Punchdrunk/ENO - Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:52:33 +0000

“It’s just more of the same, really,” lamented Andrew, finally able to relax a bit and gather his thoughts now that the Whingers and party had located the hidden bar. “It’s less of the same,” retorted Kat, pithily, which is exactly what the Whingers would have said had they thought of it. Indeed. The Duchess [...]

Review – The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Young Vic - Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:38:21 +0000

Picture it. Two very troubled people, interdependent and inseparable due to circumstance; one is very old, extremely crotchety and makes the other one’s life hell. But how much is the careworn younger one culpable for the older person’s distress? What is behind this ghastly symbiotic relationship of psychological cruelty. Why can’t they live together? Why [...]