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July 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 175: Sophie Hambleton

Welcome to episode 175 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Many of you will know Sophie Hambleton from her role […]

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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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March 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Children: Theatre

The Children Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Lucy Kirkwood) Circa Theatre; Circa One (March 30-April 27) In Lucy Kirkwood’s script and in Susan Wilson’s staging and pacing The Children is a triumph. This is an example of every part of the puzzle fitting, of every piece needing to be there – for this production is elegantly and […]

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May 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Hand To God: Theatre

Hand To God Direction: Lyndee-Jane Rutherford (written by Robert Askins) Circa Theatre; Circa One (April 22 – May 20) Yes, you will see puppets fucking – let’s get that out of the way right now, it’s no plot-spoiler, the play is billed around that. And it’s crude and brilliant and devastatingly funny and you can […]