wed 06/08/2025

Laura de Lisle

Articles By Laura De Lisle

Wuthering Heights, National Theatre review - too much heat, not enough light

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Conundrum, Young Vic review - inscrutable and ungraspable

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The Wife of Willesden, Kiln Theatre review - a saucy ode to Brent

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Duke of York's Theatre review - pure theatrical magic

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Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of), Criterion Theatre review - bursting with wit, verve, and love

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Grenfell: Value Engineering, The Tabernacle review - bruising, necessary theatre

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Rice, Orange Tree Theatre review - whip-smart, but unsure where it stands

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How to Survive an Apocalypse, Finborough Theatre review - millenarian millennials

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The Lodger, Coronet Theatre review - underdeveloped family drama

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Paradise, National Theatre review - war, woe, and a glimmer of hope

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Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's Globe review - foot-stompingly good fun

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ANNA X, Harold Pinter Theatre review - lacking in substance

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Last Easter, Orange Tree Theatre review - over-performative and strangely off-putting

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The Invisible Hand, Kiln Theatre review - balanced on a knife edge

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Constellations, Vaudeville Theatre review - a starry revival

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Being Mr Wickham, Original Theatre Company online review - an uncontroversial apologia

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