Tag: Southwark Playhouse

It’s a challenger: Dorian – The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse

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My excitement to return to the very welcoming Southwark Playhouse is matched by looking forward to a new retelling of Oscar Wilde's 1890s classic novel The Picture Of Dorian Gray - a very readable, sharp and witty masterpiece of timeless societal observation, morals challenged by vanity and curiosity, not only of the Victorian era but … Continue reading It’s a challenger: Dorian – The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse

To be or not have been – Hamlet at the Southwark Playhouse

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I once heard someone saying that if you understand The Lion King, you understand Hamlet. Frankly, my knowledge of William Shakespeare’s most quoted tragedy, completed in 1601, consists of communication with a ghost and with a skull in Denmark, and a couple of famous character names. I also realise that it’s the first indoor performance … Continue reading To be or not have been – Hamlet at the Southwark Playhouse