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Tom Wicker

Articles by Tom Wicker
6 December 2016
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Peter Pan at the National Theatre
National Theatre ⋄ 1st December 2016 - 4th February 2017
By Tom Wicker
The giddy rush of escape: Tom Wicker reviews Sally Cookson’s Peter Pan at the National Theatre.
24 October 2016
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Duat at The Connelly Theater
Connelly Theater ⋄ 11th October - 6th November 201
By Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker reviews Daniel Alexander Jones’ ode to race, queerness and difference.
16 May 2016
Features
James Fritz: “The language of love sets everybody up for failure.”
By Tom Wicker
Ross and Rachel is a hit play that picks apart the romantic politics of Friends. As it embarks on a New York run, followed by a UK tour, Tom Wicker chats to its author James Fritz about why we should question the seductive language of love.
14 March 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Luce at Southwark Playhouse
Southwark Playhouse ⋄ 9th March - 2nd April 2016
By Tom Wicker
“No one is immune from sounding like an op-ed piece in the New Yorker.” Tom Wicker reviews the UK debut of JC Lee’s play.
15 December 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
David Dawson: “If you drop the ball, the rhythm is gone.â€
By Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker speaks to The Last Kingdom actor about found spaces, language, and co-starring with Andrew Scott in The Dazzle.
28 November 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
The Drunken City
Tabard Theatre ⋄ 24th November - 5th December 2015
By Tom Wicker
An incredibly well-trodden path.
10 November 2015
Features • Essays
Not on My Watch
By Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker talks new Who, Peter Capaldi and The Zygon Inversion – and how a TV show can be a source of hope and optimism in a hard world.
30 October 2015
Reviews • Off-Broadway
The Humans
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ Until 3rd January 2016
By Tom Wicker
The bleed between place and person.
30 October 2015
Reviews • Broadway
Thérèse Raquin
Studio 54 ⋄ 29th October - 3rd January 2016
By Tom Wicker
The feverish intoxication of Paris.
20 October 2015
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Waiting for Godot
NYU Skirball Center ⋄ 13th - 17th October 2015
By Tom Wicker
Slip in to something more comfortable.
14 October 2015
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Cloud Nine
Atlantic Theater Company ⋄ 16th September - 1st November 2015
By Tom Wicker
The ageing process of plays.
9 October 2015
Reviews • Broadway
Fool for Love
Manhattan Theatre Club ⋄ 8th October - 6th December 2015
By Tom Wicker
Compelling, sad poetry.
28 September 2015
Reviews • Off-Broadway
Fondly, Collette Richland
New York Theatre Workshop ⋄
By Tom Wicker
The insular echo of self-applause.
17 August 2015
Reviews • Edinburgh
Jonny and the Baptists: The End is Nigh
Roundabout @ Summerhall ⋄ 6th-30th August 2015
By Tom Wicker
A communal experience.