Dominic Maxwell
Theatre and Comedy Critic at The Times
Theatre and comedy critic and feature writer, The Times and The Sunday Times
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Donald Hutera |Kevin Maher |Richard Morrison |Dominic Maxwell
Theatre, by Clive DavisDear EnglandUpdated to take account of the end of Gareth Southgate’s tenure as England football manager, James Graham’s love letter to the beautiful game has enticed a new audience into the theatre. A national tour awaits in the autumn. The Lowry, Salford, to Jun 29, thelowry.comHerculesThe Disney megabucks machine recycles the jaunty animated film that captivated young audiences nearly 30 years ago.
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Dominic Maxwell
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Dominic Maxwell
I don't know about you, but I know what I don't want in theatre. I don't want shows that drift on and on ... oh, except the shows that justify every moment of their three-hour-plus running time, such as Jerusalem or The Lehman Trilogy. Maybe the incoming Broadway smash Stereophonic (190min) will fit the same bill, as the New York reviews suggest it will. I don't want shows that feel like they are serving short measures either, not for these prices.
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Dominic Maxwell
And for at least the first half of this 55-minute show, it's job absolutely done. Dressed ready for a Wild West gunfight in white shirt, waistcoat and ten-gallon hat, Gray fires out tightly written jokes galore with whipcrack assurance. Jokes against the status quo, jokes against herself, jokes about her penis - including the very issue in the phrase "her penis". Does her Essex loquacity resemble Russell Brand's? She has a line about that too.
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Dominic Maxwell
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I laughed a lot at @robbeckettcomic’s new touring show, Giraffe. He’s a naturally funny man but there’s so much canny craftsmanship in the way he tells his stories and interacts with his crowd ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/DG1UXTAttt
Great musicals often end in great sadness — this five-star Fiddler shows why (my Sunday Times theatre column) https://t.co/d6zA6Mu8nz
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