Theo Bosanquet
Freelance writer, theatre journo, UK editor @Backstage. One half of podcast Two Across. Also on Bluesky (same username).
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3 weeks ago |
whatsonstage.com | Theo Bosanquet
There was a special episode of Blackadder commissioned for the millennium celebrations, in which Edmund travels back in time and meets Shakespeare, who he duly punches on behalf of all the school children who’ve wasted hours “trying to find one joke in A Midsummer Night’s Dream“. I raise this to illustrate the point that it’s a comedy that is not always, well, very funny.
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1 month ago |
londontheatre.co.uk | Theo Bosanquet
Richard Bean's stage adaptation of David Mamet's highly enjoyable 1987 film was first seen back in 2010, and returns at a time when the idea of con artistry being a strictly underground activity in America feels altogether rather quaint. Set in Chicago, it centres on Margaret Ford (Lisa Dillon), a psychotherapist and bestselling author who gets sucked into the orbit of a trickster when one of her patients reveals he is in debt to him.
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Mar 27, 2025 |
londontheatre.co.uk | Theo Bosanquet
Sabrage, the new burlesque (emphasis on the 'esque') offering at the Lafayette music venue in King's Cross, promises a hedonistic celebration of booze, bubbles and bacchanalia. So, let's start with the positives. The venue, known for hosting performances by the likes of Mumford & Sons and Charli xcx, has some stylish interiors, particularly in the 'VIP' Nola's bar, that evoke the kind of Parisian glamour the show's title references.
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Mar 11, 2025 |
whatsonstage.com | Theo Bosanquet
Jack Bradfield, who has made a name for himself as a promising director, focuses his debut play on the niche and nerdy world of Dungeons and Dragons (or D&D, to those in the know). In the WarBoar games cafe in Bromley, three friends meet to play out their improvised quest, The Nightmare King. Teenager Jess (Ruby Stokes) is the youngest, but leads the game from a notebook that we’ll come to discover has a poignant significance.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
londontheatre.co.uk | Theo Bosanquet
In 1747 Johann Sebastian Bach travelled to Potsdam at the behest of Frederick the Great, whose army was in the process of invading Bach’s homeland and rampaging through his home city of Leipzig. Oliver Cotton’s drama The Score, which premiered in Bath in 2023 and arrives in the West End replete with its star Brian Cox, examines this historic moment as a clear allegory for contemporary events.
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