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May 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Waiting For Godot: Theatre

Waiting For Godot  Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Samuel Beckett)  Circa Theatre; Circa One (May 4 – June 1)  Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot is as close to his existential novels as it is to his other theatre pieces – and when it first arrived on the stage post WWII, pre-The Beatles, it was a revelation. Remarkably, it still is. “Nothing to be done?” We are told/asked early on […]

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November 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Venus In Fur: Theatre

Venus In Fur Direction: Andrew Foster (written by David Ives) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (Nov 11 – Dec 9) It’s difficult to talk too much about this clever play without giving too much away. So I’ll address the surface stuff and then talk about the impact. That’s all I can do – I want to […]

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July 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

WEED: Theatre

WEED Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Anthony McCarten) Circa Theatre; Circa One (July 1 – 29) The play WEED was first performed as a contemporary piece – the playwright Anthony McCarten had the success of Ladies Night behind him and its 1990 premiere was at Circa Theatre in its earlier locale.