REVIEWS
The Stage. Coriolanus Crucible Sheffield March 2020 Those battle scenes are staged with an almost cinematic intensity – sirens blare, spotlights swoop over the audience, and the immersive nature of Stones’ set means that, depending on where you’re sat, a soldier with a machine gun could be just inches away from you. There’s also some… Continue reading
‘When words fail and Brute rough-handles his spouse with rapine hands and, lingeringly, drunkenly, revoltingly kisses her to test her physical reaction for revulsion, the effect is shocking.’ – Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph Continue reading
Flying Fox Edinburgh 49+3 15/08/18 EDINBURGH 49+3 15AUG2018 A Dangerous Woman (theSpace @ Jurys Inn: 6-15th Aug: 21:25: 60 mins) Theatre by Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller “An electric hour of cathartic criminal exuberance.” Editorial Rating: 4 Stars: Outstanding In a luxury suite in a Manchester Hilton sits a delightful collection of unexpected combinations: a silver tray holds strawberries and… Continue reading
Straight Acting Theatre Manchester Theatre Awards 18/2/18 D’Eon Renny Krupinski Straight Acting Theatre Company Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 13 February 2018 to 17 February 2018 Plays by Renny Krupinski raise certain expectations – that there will be a degree of psychological complexity and confident physical direction. However, one did not anticipate that Krupinski would devise… Continue reading
Straight Acting Theatre Trip Adviser 16/02/18 Steve P Really great venue and a fantastic play D’Eon I saw a matinee performance of D’Eon. Absolutely brilliant play and production. One of the best things I have seen in a long time. Imaginative, a gripping true tale and one of the best female parts ever written in… Continue reading
Straight Acting Theatre Flaneur 15/02/18 Highly recommended: D’Eon at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester Flaneur Slider, Theatre A powerful central performance, inventive staging, and the tightest of ensembles make Renny Krupinski’s raucous, strident production about a real-life transgender war hero sing, writes Amy Brushfield. An elderly figure, drinking heavily, stalks the stage as the audience enter, accompanied by… Continue reading
Straight Acting Theatre Afronalysis 14/02/18 … FEB 15 2018 1 COMMENT THEATRE REVIEW: D’EON, HOPE MILL THEATRE [d’eon hope mill] D’Eon by Renny Krupinski Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester [14.02.18] A chaise longue beneath which lie endless crumpled bits of paper. A table with yet more crumpled paper, an open bottle of wine and a cork screw.… Continue reading
Straight Acting Theatre British Theatre Guide 15/2/18 British Theatre Guide D’Eon Renny Krupinski The Straight Acting Theatre Company Hope Mill Theatre From 13 February 2018 to 17 February 2018 Review by David Chadderton The latest play from actor, writer, director and fight choreographer Renny Krupinski is a remarkably ambitious sweep through French 18th-century history with a… Continue reading
Straight Acting Theatre North West End 14/02/18 D’Eon – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester Hope Mill Theatre, D’Eon Straight Acting Theatre Company Upon entering Hope Mill Theatre the audience are greeted by a pianist, a chaise longue, an armchair and a table and chair with loads of crumpled up pieces of paper. It appears as if… Continue reading
Best of all, the final scene involves the hardly insubstantial Jonathan Cake in a stage dive worthy of a punk rock star. British Theatre Guide And when Coriolanus meets his demise, he does so in a spectacular and unexpected way, resulting in gasps and shrieks from the stunned audience. London Theatre Guide Continue reading
