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Almeida Theatre in general

Newest Review: ... a funny old play, Macbeth. While it's lumped together with Shakespeare's greatest tragedies (Othello, Hamlet, Lear) it has some serious flaws. The main problem is that it's only really got one character. Macbeth dominates to a ridiculous degree. Lady Macbeth gets some great scenes, but is absent for most of the second half. Other characters are just used as plot devices without any significant development. (Macduff probably has the most stage time after Macbeth, but he doesn't do much except be virtuous, grief-stricken and vengeful, and Banquo, Duncan etc. come off even worse. The one exception is Malcolm, the dead king's son, who has proba... more

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Almeida Theatre in general: The Scottish play (1321 words)
by hogsflesh - written on 26/01/05 (Very useful, 199 readings)
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The Almeida is a small theatre in Islington. Rather like the Donmar in Covent Garden, it has an excellent reputation and regularly attracts big name actors. The downside is that, because it's small, and so beloved of the chattering classes, it can be fearsomely difficult to get tickets. The theatre's on Upper Street, a long road in Islington, full of hateful bars and cretins. It's ten minutes walk from either Angel (Northern Line, Bank branch) or Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line, Silverlink). There are also lots of buses you can get (the 30 is the only one I can remember off the top of my head), which are much better value and nicer than Tubes, even ...

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