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Sam Mendes directs captivating new play The Hills of California – review

It’s been seven long years since we last had a new play from celebrated playwright Jez Butterworth – 2017’s The Ferryman, set during The Troubles, won both the Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Tony Award for Best Play. He also wrote 2009’s Jerusalem, which recently enjoyed a high-profile West End revival. Teaming up once again with director Sam Mendes, and with the backing of Sonia Friedman Productions, The Hills of California has arrived in London with considerable fanfare – not to mention high expectations. It’s an impressive…

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Sam Mendes directs all-star cast in West End transfer of The Motive and the Cue – review

The Motive and the Cue has already caused quite a stir this year – the previous run at the National Theatre sold out, earned rave reviews and picked up the Evening Standard award for best new play of 2023. Unsurprisingly, Jack Thorne’s show, directed by Sam Mendes, has now transferred to the West End, opening at the Noel Coward theatre this week. It returns with most of the original cast in tact, with Mark Gatiss, Johnny Flynn and Tuppence Middleton reprising their roles as John Gielgud, Richard Burton and Elizabeth…

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Sam Mendes directs Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn in fierce new play The Motive and the Cue – review

On paper, The Motive and the Cue sounds like it has all the makings of something truly incredible. Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) directs an impressive cast including Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn, in a new play by Jack Thorne (whose Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been a runaway success on both the West End and Broadway). It’s a fierce and funny new drama concerning Sir John Gielgud’s 1964 Broadway production of Hamlet in which he cast Richard Burton in the lead role – at a time when…

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