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Simon Thomas


Simon Thomas

Simon writes theatre and opera features/reviews for Exeunt and Whatsonstage. He took a degree in Theatre Arts at the Rose Bruford College and has worked in the theatre, in various capacities since the 1980s. He has a keen interest in new writing, the early (and late) works of Henrik Ibsen, and the works of Carlo Goldoni, amongst other things. His book The Theatre of Carlo Goldoni is available on Amazon.


Articles by Simon Thomas


The Vikings at Helgeland
2 November 2014
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

The Vikings at Helgeland

Drayton Arms ⋄ 20th October – 22nd November 2014
By Simon Thomas

Staging the unstageable.


Fred and Madge
1 October 2014
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Fred and Madge

Hope Theatre ⋄ 18th September – 15th October 2014
By Simon Thomas

The breaking of things.


8 November 2013
• News

A New Hope

By Simon Thomas

The opening of the Hope, London’s newest pub theatre.


The Dumb Waiter
29 October 2013
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

The Dumb Waiter

The Print Room ⋄ 23rd October – 23rd November 2013
By Simon Thomas

The waiting game.


Ibsen’s Lady Inger
14 October 2013
Features

Ibsen’s Lady Inger

By Simon Thomas

A rare staging of Ibsen’s first prose play at Baron’s Court Theatre.


Ghosts
4 October 2013
Reviews • West End & Central

Ghosts

Almeida Theatre ⋄ 26th September-23th November 2013
By Simon Thomas

Playing it safe.


Public Enemy
14 May 2013
Reviews • West End & Central

Public Enemy

Young Vic ⋄ 4th May – 8th June 2013
By Simon Thomas

Essential Ibsen.


Not I: The Stage Poetry of Samuel Beckett
13 May 2013
Features • Essays

Not I: The Stage Poetry of Samuel Beckett

By Simon Thomas

The Royal Court marks the 40th anniversary of Beckett’s elliptical text.


The Hothouse
11 May 2013
Reviews • West End & Central

The Hothouse

Trafalgar Studios ⋄ 9 May – 3 August 2013
By Simon Thomas

Pinter, at breakneck pace.


Sunken Garden
15 April 2013
Reviews • Opera

Sunken Garden

Barbican Theatre ⋄ 12th - 21st April 2013
By Simon Thomas

Confusing and confused.


Before The Party
3 April 2013
Reviews • West End & Central

Before The Party

Almeida Theatre ⋄ 21st March – 11th May 2013
By Simon Thomas

Sacred boundaries.


La traviata
3 February 2013
Reviews • Opera

La traviata

London Coliseum ⋄ 2, 7, 9, 16, 12, 21, 23, 26 February, 1, 3 March 2013
By Simon Thomas

A radical approach to a much-loved work.


Staging Love’s Comedy
22 October 2012
Features • Q&A and Interviews

Staging Love’s Comedy

By Simon Thomas

David Antrobus on directing the London premiere of Ibsen’s play.


King Lear
13 September 2012
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

King Lear

Almeida Theatre ⋄ 31st August – 3rd November 2012
By Simon Thomas

Portrait of a dirty, dotty old man.


Volcano
19 August 2012
Reviews • West End & Central

Volcano

Vaudeville Theatre ⋄ 14th August – 29th September 2012
By Simon Thomas

A failure to erupt.


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