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The Independent

Captain Oates' Left Sock, Finborough Theatre, London (Rated 1/ 5 )
Captain Oates' Left Sock this happens by design. The seating has been removed from the Finborough Theatre to create a bare room with a ring of chairs, backs to the wall.

In blood: The Bacchae, Arcola Theatre, London (Rated 2/ 5 )

Financial Times

In Blood: The Bacchae, Arcola Theatre, London
Ian Shuttleworth enjoys a compelling capoeira-styled adaptation of Euripides’ great Greek tragedy

The Times UK

London Mime Festival at various venues
From French character comedy to a German danse macabre, the festival again demonstartes its innate diversity

Captain Oates' Left Sock at the Finborough Theatre, London SW6
Decent performers giving bad performances show why John Antobus's 1969 play has been justly neglected for so long

The Stage UK - Blogs

Mark Shenton: (Mis)quotable quotes….
A EU directive issued in 2007 promised - or threatened - that theatre producers who misleadingly quote reviews in show publicity material could face the threat of legal action, as reported in The Stage at the time. It hasn’t...

The Guardian

The Bard takes centre stage
Students wanting to see set texts on stage this term have plenty of Shakespeare to choose from - and some contemporary dramas too, says Lyndsey Turner

Curtain up! Set books on stage
Gallery: Theatres around the country are giving students a chance to see the plays they're studying in 3D, as actors breathe life into the words on the page. And, of course, Shakespeare takes centre stage

Salto.Lamento, ICA, London
Death holds court like Miss Havisham in this puppet danse macabre, says Lyn Gardner

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Lyn Gardner: Disgruntled but devoted theatre-makers plan strategies for 2009
Expertise and experience are shared with real generosity at Improbable's get-together for theatre folk. I emerged feeling hugely optimistic about the year ahead

Whatsonstage.com

Cast: Full Lughnasa Company, Bassett Leads Stone
Full casting has been announced for the Old Vic's revival of Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, which runs from 5 March to 9 May 2009 (previews from 26 February), in the recently reconfigured main house CQS space. Joining the previously anno...

Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe

I.N.C To Launch New Creative Hub in Central London
International Collective (I.N.C), one of London’s premier talent agencies and production companies, will open the doors to their new headquarters in Covent Garden having outgrown their current office space on the Strand. As well as becoming I.N.C’s new home, the space will feature a wealth of multi-purpose ...

Roaring Trade, Soho, London
McSorley’s is the second largest bank in the City of London’s Square Mile, and half the traders break the million-pound barrier. How far is the new recruit Donny (Andrew Scott) prepared to go, and how much further his young rival Spoon (smart newcomer Christian Roe)?