tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24057668591418692492024-02-19T09:09:05.171-08:00Haiku ReviewBite-sized theatre reviews, in poetry.Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-605229383716041632016-11-24T03:07:00.001-08:002016-11-24T03:07:53.917-08:00City Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>CLF Arts Cafe</b><br />
<b>28 September</b><br />
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Hopeless they meet<br />
and like all youngsters<br />
let their first shy glances<br />
turn to love;<br />
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oh but they trust too much,<br />
too fast, and do not build<br />
their walls up strong enough<br />
to stop the first inevitable frost.<br />
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<b><i>City Love </i>ran at the CLF Arts Cafe, Peckham, from 9 - 28 September </b><br />
<a href="http://www.citylovetheplay.co.uk/"><b>http://www.citylovetheplay.co.uk</b></a></div>
Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-48428006345274545992016-11-24T03:07:00.000-08:002016-11-24T03:07:35.009-08:00Recording Hedda<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>New Diorama Theatre</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>28 September</b><br /><br />They talk in circles,<br />their words waxing wild, confused,<br />clutching at beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><i>Recording Hedda </i>ran from 11 - 28 September </b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://newdiorama.com/whats-on/recording-hedda"><b>http://newdiorama.com/whats-on/recording-hedda</b></a></span></div>
Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-60966177066486697462016-11-24T03:06:00.000-08:002016-11-24T03:06:33.126-08:00Blue Stockings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Shakespeare's Globe</b><br />
<b>7 October</b><br />
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So on they go against the tide, quick as a man<br />
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and sharp, longing to run ahead<br />
but forced to creep, to keep their heads</div>
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below the parapet and hopes quiet.</div>
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They know that plants grown in the dark </div>
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may soon still flower and fruit; </div>
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and where a man may learn </div>
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why must a woman sit at home and wait?</div>
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<b><i>Blue Stockings</i> ran at Shakespeare's Globe, 24 August - 11 October</b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/blue-stockings">http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/blue-stockings</a> </b></div>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-32711090765618724302016-03-12T09:55:00.001-08:002016-11-24T02:53:21.184-08:00Escaped Alone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Royal Court Theatre</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">4 March</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each has their ogre:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">rat, cat, pigeon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each a secret wheeling</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">of the mind</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">that leads them into freak</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">famine or flood,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">pill-popping prison,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">politician's dream, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a dread dystopia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">of drought, disease</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and death. </span></div>
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<i style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></i> </div>
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<i style="font-family: inherit;">Escaped Alone</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> ran at the Royal Court from 21 January - 12 March</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/escapedalone" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/escapedalone</span></a></div>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-83994097465473885952016-02-26T00:34:00.001-08:002016-11-24T02:53:50.288-08:00Hangmen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong style="font-family: inherit;">Wyndhams Theatre</strong><br />
<strong style="font-family: inherit;">22 February</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Up Oldham way,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the last hangman of all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">hangs up his hat.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He knows the score,</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">he'll keep his council, </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">but</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">if you push</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">he'll talk. He'll hold the floor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pull up a chair, he'll say,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">let's have a pint,</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and more. He knows </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">this game</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">of noose </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">around the neck,</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and how quickly we move</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">rage to regret.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>Hangmen</em> runs at the Wyndhams Theatre until 5 March</strong></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/hangmen-west-end" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/hangmen-west-end</strong></span></a></span></div>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-73529922128313900972016-02-20T11:00:00.002-08:002016-11-24T02:54:01.864-08:00Nell Gwynn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>4 February</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Apollo Theatre</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She knows her price </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">all right, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">this girl </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">plucked from the pit,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">this bit of a girl, this chit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">who treads the boards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">as though it were her right;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">one day a whore, the next</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">a queen whose heart </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and tongue and wit will set </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">the King alight. </span><br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/west-end/nell-gwynn" target="_blank">Nell Gwynn</a>, </i>a Shakespeare's Globe production,</b><br />
<b>runs at the Apollo Theatre until 30 April</b><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-37530239293409883632016-02-19T05:33:00.002-08:002017-01-11T04:33:12.013-08:00Hardboiled: The Fall of Sam Shadow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<o:p><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">16 February</span></strong></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the darkness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">there are accidents:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">blood spilled, hearts broken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You need a thick skin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and a sharp eye<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">just to see through the smoke. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Hardboiled</em> is a co-production between Rhum and Clay, The Watermill Theatre and Beth Flintoff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Hardboiled </em>runs <em>at the </em><o:p><a href="http://newdiorama.com/whats-on/hardboiled-the-fall-of-sam-shadow" target="_blank">New Diorama Theatre</a> until 27 February</o:p></span></div>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-40712969187011599082015-11-08T09:52:00.000-08:002016-11-24T02:54:17.599-08:00Theatreland - readings and revels<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm really thrilled that <i>Theatreland </i>is now in print! The collection was launched with lots of clinking glasses, fancy cakes, and six wonderful actors who brought the poems vividly to life.<br />
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Thank you to everyone who helped to make it happen, came to the party, read a poem, bought a copy (or is going to..!)<br />
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You can listen to the readings <b><a href="http://www.theatrevoice.com/audio/poetry-play-goer-theatreland/" target="_blank">here</a></b>. They are:<br />
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<b>Fiona Drummond</b> reading ‘The Kindness of Strangers’ (Southwark Playhouse, July 2014) and ‘Brilliant’ (Young Vic, July 2013)<br />
<b>Tom Clegg</b> reading ‘Shakespeare in Love’ (Noel Coward Theatre, July 2014) and ‘The Low Road’ (Royal Court, May 2013)<br />
<b>Rebecca Tanwen</b> reading ‘Orlando’ (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester) and The Master and Margarita (The Barbican Centre, January 2013)<br />
<b>Rosie Holt</b> reading ‘Hymn’ (Duchess Theatre, May 2013) and ‘Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies’ (Aldwych Theatre, May 2014)<br />
<b>Ursula Mohan</b> reading ‘Lear’ (Union Theatre, June 2014) and ‘Father Christmas’ (Lyric Hammersmith, December 2012)<br />
<b>Dominic Gerrard</b> reading ‘A Christmas Carol’ (Charles Dickens Museum, December 2012) and ‘Richard III’ (Shakespeare’s Globe, July 2012)<i> </i><br />
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<i>Theatreland </i>is published by Indigo Dreams Press and is available <b><a href="http://www.indigodreamsbookshop.com/#/sophie-reynolds/4590388796" target="_blank">here</a></b>.<br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-62581732058103710652015-11-06T04:20:00.000-08:002015-11-06T04:20:04.871-08:00Jane Eyre<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>26</b> <b>October</b><br />
<b>National</b> <b>Theatre</b><br />
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She is not poor<br />
as they would have her be,<br />
plain as a pikestaff,<br />
green as the woods in spring.<br />
She has a heart, beating<br />
and bold beneath her petticoats,<br />
and a voice of her own<br />
though you would not<br />
expect to hear it sing.<br />
She is a woman lost<br />
upon a rocky sea, friendless<br />
and cut from what she had<br />
of family, but though<br />
she may flounder<br />
she won't give in,<br />
her hope burns bright<br />
in spite of everything.<br />
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<b><i>Jane Eyre</i> runs at the National Theatre until 10 January 2016</b><br />
<a href="http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/jane-eyre" target="_blank"><b>http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/jane-eyre</b></a><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-1026285666220145242015-10-15T14:05:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:54:42.329-08:00Hurricane Boy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">P</span>olka Theatre</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>11 October</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was a boy, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and within him, a storm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">that made him scared<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">to sleep. He ran to the sound <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">of raindrops on the roof<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and rivulets of water <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">on the walls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He lived alone until <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">one day a girl, a butterfly, <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">a glimmering of hope ran <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">through the door<span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span> like a moment <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">of quiet on a busy day,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">insects in the meadow,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">sunlight shining <span style="font-family: inherit;">o</span>n a forest floor<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span><br />
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<i>Hurricane Boy</i> is <a href="http://www.ellenhavard.com/hurricane-boy.html" target="_blank">on tour</a> until 1 November 2015<br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-49389355464291768892015-10-15T14:00:00.001-07:002016-11-24T02:54:56.014-08:00Farinelli and the King<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Duke of York's Theatre</b><br />
<b>3 October</b><br />
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If you asked me I'd go<br />
without a glance,<br />
give up this life of cloves<br />
and oranges laced in a crowd<br />
at dusk, the scent of roses<br />
crushed, perfume<br />
to the world's applause.<br />
I'd stay forever<br />
in this hide of trees,<br />
a songbird singing<br />
to the stars alone.<br />
With the world as my witness,<br />
my voice, your loveliness.<br />
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Farinelli and the King runs at the Duke of York's Theatre until 5 December<br />
<span id="goog_595587539"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_595587540"></span><a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/west-end/farinelli-and-the-king" target="_blank">www.shakespearesglobe.com</a><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-83478441522479211232015-09-12T12:12:00.000-07:002015-09-12T12:43:27.916-07:00Mouthful<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>11 September</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>by Pedro Miguel Rozo</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>translated by Simon Scardifeld </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She put her savings</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Chocolate</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>by Bola Agbaje </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The cocoa farmer</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">who does not know what they make </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">those bitter beans into.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bread on the <span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span>able</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>by Lydia Adetunji </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He bought a loaf, too small</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to feed them all, but all </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">he could afford</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Protectors</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>by Clare Bayley </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These are potatoes</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">growing wild, all but forgotten,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">fabled, forbidden.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Try Me</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>by Poppy Burton<span style="font-family: inherit;">-</span>Morgan</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">and</span> Dominic Gerrard </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He would scuttle </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">across your tongue,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the smooth-talking </span></span></div>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-64963523322024395712015-09-07T02:40:00.000-07:002015-09-07T02:41:30.272-07:00Theatreland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Exciting news! Theatreland, a collection of some of the best Haiku Review poems, is now at the printers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's available for pre-order from <a href="http://www.indigodreamsbookshop.com/sophie-reynolds/4590388796" target="_blank">Indigo Dreams</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theatreland-Sophie-Reynolds/dp/1909357936/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441452548&sr=8-1&keywords=theatreland+sophie+reynolds" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The cover image is a beautiful shot of <i>Orlando </i>at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester (photo credit: </span>Jonathan Keenan Photography). It was so hard choosing just one of the shows featured in the book to go on the cover - I love them all! - but this one I think really conjures up something of the magic of theatre. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the loveliest parts of preparing the collection was receiving some amazing testimonials. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are a few that I particularly treasure...</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Having joyfully followed #HaikuReview on Twitter I am delighted to read these thoughtful, witty and incisive poems in a volume. In this unique meeting of poetry and theatre, Sophie Reynolds has brought her brilliant skill and talent to offer intelligent and passionate insights into some of our most thrilling recent theatre productions. </span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sophie Reynolds captures something of the fleeting experience of watching theatre - crystalizing character or capturing an atmosphere with evocative economy. These poems are miniature celebrations of the magic and mystery of that ephemeral art form ... impressionistic gems that serve as happy reminders of – or introductions to – some of the best plays to grace British stages in recent years. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">This fresh, evocative collection of poems by Sophie Reynolds is a must-buy for every theatre lover, actor and director. It reveals to the reader the plays from the outside looking in, as well as the theatre from the inside looking out.</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lucinda Hawksley, Author</span><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-61666558781152262532015-08-16T08:59:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:55:20.953-08:00The Encounter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Edinburgh International Conference Centre</b><br />
<b>10 August</b><br />
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The forest comes in thick;<br />
the light goes quickly<br />
and the trees are suddenly<br />
too close, their breath<br />
hot on your face,<br />
your throat dry and the river<br />
out of sight.<br />
It is a nightmare<br />
that you cannot wake<br />
or flee from; teeth, smoke,<br />
screaming, flames in your head<br />
and words that were not uttered<br />
but you hear them plainly.<br />
This is reality. Weak.<br />
Despairing. Half-dead. Dreaming.<br />
Wake. And take the long walk back<br />
to the beginning.<br />
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<b><i>The Encounter</i> runs at the Edinburgh International Festival until 23 August</b><br />
<a href="http://www.eif.co.uk/2015/encounter#.VdCyTUp4WrV" target="_blank"><b>http://www.eif.co.uk/2015/encounter#.VdCyTUp4WrV</b></a><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-14641503896550524632015-08-09T13:11:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:55:33.669-08:00Against Captain's Orders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>National Maritime Museum</b><br />
<b>9 August</b><br />
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Here's to adventure!<br />
A crew, strong and brave,<br />
and a room full of treasures<br />
recalled from the waves.<br />
And here's to loyalty,<br />
friends fine and true,<br />
who will never desert us<br />
whatever they do.<br />
And lastly to stories,<br />
the old and the new,<br />
the ones we have heard<br />
and the ones we'll live through.<br />
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<b><i>Against Captain's Orders </i></b><b>by Punchdrunk Enrichment </b><br />
<b>and</b><b> the National Maritime Museum runs </b><b>until 31 August</b><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-69964155533861930772015-08-09T13:01:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:55:46.565-08:00The Motherf**ker with the Hat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>National Theatre</b><br />
<b>3 August</b><br />
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Downtown,<br />
upstairs,<br />
in bed,<br />
a bullet hole,<br />
a hat.<br />
Crack<br />
on the table<br />
and a web of lies;<br />
a fight,<br />
a baseball bat.<br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-30289059539955370802015-07-17T04:01:00.002-07:002016-11-24T02:55:56.551-08:00An Oak Tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>National Theatre</b><br />
<b>15 July</b><br />
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Here, a bend in the road<br />
where our lives change<br />
forever. Here an oak tree stands,<br />
our little girl, our love,<br />
head full of music,<br />
dancing fingers,<br />
feet that kiss the ground.<br />
Her heart is cold<br />
but she will live forever,<br />
young green leaves and acorns,<br />
all the colours of the sky at dusk.<br />
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<b>I saw the show at the National Theatre, performed by Tim Crouch and Samuel West.</b><br />
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<b><i>An Oak Tree</i> will also run at the Traverse Theatre as part of the Edinburgh Fringe, 9 - 16 August 2015</b><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-69714327201757854832015-07-13T02:06:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:56:09.351-08:00The King of Tiny Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">12 July</span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.mettatheatre.co.uk/productions/the-king-of-tiny-things/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>http://www.mettatheatre.co.uk/productions/the-king-of-tiny-things/</strong></span></a><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-59266188032308491362015-03-15T10:39:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:56:23.879-08:00Romeo + Juliet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Rose Theatre, Kingston</b><br />
<b>10 March</b><br />
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Like spots of light<br />
they dance together,<br />
moving close<br />
for the inevitable kiss.<br />
They are but children<br />
brought to flower suddenly,<br />
alike in beauty,<br />
all too soon extinct.<br />
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<b><i>Romeo + Juliet</i> runs at the Rose Theatre, Kingston until 21 March</b><br />
<a href="http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/rose-productions/romeo-juliet" target="_blank"><b>http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/rose-productions/romeo-juliet</b></a><br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-54105427627672147712015-03-09T04:08:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:56:38.872-08:00Man and Superman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>17 February</b><br />
<b>National Theatre</b><br />
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Woman of wealth<br />
and willpower:<br />
a bastion of morals<br />
and a sledgehammer<br />
of sleek manipulation.<br />
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He would rather run<br />
than face those wedding bells,<br />
pick up his heels,<br />
head for the hills<br />
and drive like the devil.<br />
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<b><i>Man and Superman</i> runs at the National Theatre until 17 May</b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/man-and-superman" target="_blank">http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/man-and-superman</a> </b></div>
Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-32526847384103814632015-02-17T04:38:00.002-08:002016-11-24T02:56:50.431-08:00Macbeth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Vault Festival</b><br />
<b>13 February</b><br />
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Blood-smeared, scarlet,<br />
hands and face attesting murder<br />
that his pale heart would quail at.<br />
Holding the daggers out<br />
with utmost care; his fingers shake<br />
at what they could commit.<br />
There's too much blood in it<br />
but on he goes, deep desperation<br />
driven by despair;<br />
he wanted to be king<br />
but not alone - there's no delight<br />
left in it without her.<br />
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<b><i>Macbeth </i>by Filter is on tour until 14 March</b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.filtertheatre.com/page/home/" target="_blank">http://www.filtertheatre.com/page/home/</a> </b></div>
Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-6088503697463541882015-02-17T04:29:00.000-08:002016-11-24T02:57:02.463-08:00Made in Dagenham<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Adelphi Theatre</b><br />
<b>6 November</b><br />
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I'm not a Commie on a mission,<br />
or a Labour politician,<br />
I'm just a woman, <br />
a mother and wife<br />
and I'll probably work<br />
for the rest of my life, <br />
cos I'm not here for pins<br />
I'm just earning the rent<br />
and a fair, equal wage <br />
is what I must expect!<br />
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<b><i>Made in Dagenham</i> runs until 11 April </b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.madeindagenhamthemusical.com/" target="_blank">http://www.madeindagenhamthemusical.com/</a> </b></div>
Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-40596165965700208702014-10-28T06:02:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:57:53.934-08:00Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>25 October</b><br />
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Sleek as a cat, Macheath,<br />
a silver-tongued hipster,<br />
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<b>Liverpool Everyman and Bristol Old Vic in 2014</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kneehigh.co.uk/show/dead-dog-in-a-suitcase-and-other-love-songs.php" target="_blank"><b>http://www.kneehigh.co.uk/show/dead-dog-in-a-suitcase-and-other-love-songs.php</b></a></div>
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-91443221956404388512014-10-02T09:55:00.001-07:002016-11-24T02:57:59.516-08:00Stop Press - publication announcement!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Happy National Poetry Day! </b><br />
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I'm thrilled to announce that the first Haiku Review publication is on its way. '<b>Theatreland</b>', a collection of poems inspired by theatre, will be published by Indigo Dreams in 2015.<br />
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Watch this space - more information coming soon!<br />
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Sophie x<br />
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Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046235354000804829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405766859141869249.post-42531381607413935142014-09-29T13:09:00.000-07:002016-11-24T02:58:39.287-08:00Great Britain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Theatre Royal Haymarket</b><b> </b><br />
<b>26 September</b><br />
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making the headlines, </div>
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going out teeth and tits </div>
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for the perfect pitch. </div>
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She knows the game, </div>
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laying down lies and sex</div>
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to break a story</div>
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and some hapless neck.</div>
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<b><i>Great Britain</i> is playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket </b></div>
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<b>until 10 January 2015 </b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.trh.co.uk/whatson/great-britain-at-the-theatre-royal-haymarket/" target="_blank">http://www.trh.co.uk/whatson/great-britain-at-the-theatre-royal-haymarket/</a> </b></div>
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