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The Almeida Theatre is a 325-seat producing house located on Almeida Street off Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre opened in 1980, and produces a diverse range of drama. The theatre opened in 1980, and produces a diverse range of drama.
The play received excellent reviews with Paul Taylor from The Independent stating that the play was "an unforgettable 80 minutes" [2] while Mark Shenton writing for London Theatre stated "I was bowled over and knocked sideways by Boy. It proves to be stunningly articulate about an inarticulate teenager.
The Almeida Theatre production received positive reviews from audiences and critics including four star reviews from The Guardian, [13] Time Out, [14] The Independent, [15] Financial Times, [16] WhatsOnStage, [17] and The Sunday Times. [18] In its review of the Broadway production, The New York Times called the show "disjointed, strangely bland."
The debut production at the Almeida Theatre received mixed to positive reviews. Ann Trenneman of The Daily Telegraph wrote a rave review declaring that the production was "a world-class adaptation of a dark Danish parable for our times". [ 6 ]
In a review of the Almeida production, The Stage noted that in the conversion from a film to a stage version, the story had "lost little of its power to shock and enthral in its transfer to the West End." [2] A BBC London reviewer described the play as "one of the most powerful, poignant and overwhelming evenings I've ever spent in the theatre ...
The production premiered at the Almeida Theatre on August 10, 2019. It was created and directed by Robert Icke, designed by Hildegard Bechtler, lighting was designed by Natasha Chivers and sound by Tom Gibbons. [2] It was Icke's final production as the Associate Director of the Almeida. [3]
Whatever its ellipses, the new work is thrillingly served by its Almeida Theater quartet, who find the wrenching emotion in what could be highly self-conscious and arch." [ 13 ] Charles Isherwood , in his review of the 2001 production for Variety, wrote: "...for all its vaudevillian diversions and seemingly pointless digressions, it’s clear ...
Directed by Rupert Goold, the play began previews at the Almeida Theatre on 17 June 2017, with an official opening night on 27 June. It played a limited run to 5 August. [1] The cast included Bertie Carvel as Rupert Murdoch and Richard Coyle as the editor of The Sun, Larry Lamb. Reviews were generally favorable.