ANDY HEDGECOCK is entertained by a playful novel that embeds a fictional game at its heart
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Ghost Stories, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
Frighteningly good trio of spine-chilling tales
Ghost Stories, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
Death comes for Liberals, entitled murder, Vatican hit squads, and fraternising with the Blitz killer
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GABRIELE NEHER draws attention to an astoundingly skilled Flemish painter who defied the notion that women cannot paint like men
The Bard pays homage to Hull’s finest promoter and venue, and awards Douze Points to Laibach
KEVIN DONNELLY outlines how the bourgeois institutions inhibit our ability to to view art in revolutionary ways, and suggests some tactics to overturn it
GIVEN the success of Ghost Stories since it first appeared at the Liverpool Playhouse in 2010, it’s surprising that there are so few similar productions haunting the stage these days.
Theatreland, itself ridden with spooky backstage lore, is an ideal environment for the portrayal of creepy goings-on and, on the evidence of this production, ghostly tales also attract that much sought-after younger audience.
The Lyric interior, despite its modern exterior and appearance, is an old venue that has enough of a past to make it a more than worthy host to such a show and there’s no lack of tension throughout, even before proceedings begin.
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