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The Seagull, Harold Pinter Theatre: Game of Thrones star’s West End debut doesn’t half drag-on

Indira Varma is excellent, but this self-referential rewrite of Chekhov’s 1895 play feels slow and self-indulgent

The Independent UK

The Seagull at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London review: Emilia Clarke is charismatic in her West End debut

Game of Thrones star is far from the only reason to grab a ticket

Evening Standard

The Seagull review – woodchip-walled Chekhov is hypnotic

Emilia Clarke and Indira Varma star in Jamie Lloyd’s stripped-back West End production which asks probing questions about performance

The Guardian - UK

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Emilia Clarke: ‘The best place in the world is backstage at a theatre’

The Game of Thrones star on her self-doubt as the hit show took off, her decision to write about her brain aneurysms and showing her love through baking

The Guardian - UK

Brave start for Her Productions with Uncle Vanya

IN a city already swimming in theatre companies and with limited audience numbers, the question might reasonably be asked: does Newcastle need another one?

Newcastle Herald

‘My experience was not #MeToo, it was #HerToo’: Eryn Jean Norvill on her life-changing return to the stage

Three years after being an unwilling protagonist in a media circus, the actor reflects on her career-defining turn in Dorian Gray – and what comes next

The Guardian - AU

Russian director leads Philly production of ‘Cherry Orchard’ and worries about the fate of his own nation

All Russia is our orchard. — Anton Chekhov

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Director of 'Drive My Car' surprised by Oscar, popularity

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi says he was surprised by the international popularity of his Oscar-winning film “Drive My Car,” but attributes it to the universality of the short story by Haruki Murakami on which it is based

The Independent UK

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review – Chekhov-inspired capers

Old friends escape New York to sit out the pandemic in a Covid satire whose references don’t travel well

The Guardian - UK

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