Friedrich Schiller

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Dmitry review – historical Russian thriller resonates
Marylebone theatre, London
Peter Oswald’s take on Friedrich Schiller’s unfinished tragedy shows Russia’s recurrent turn towards tyranny

David Jays

06, Oct, 2022 @7:47 AM

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New London theatre to open with ‘frighteningly vivid’ unfinished Schiller play
Dmitry by Peter Oswald at the Marylebone theatre completes a drama by the German writer that offers a complex historical perspective on Russia

Chris Wiegand

20, Jun, 2022 @9:00 AM

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The 10 best plays about politics
As Hansard opens at the National Theatre and drama heats up in Westminster, our critic picks his favourite political theatre

Michael Billington

04, Sep, 2019 @7:08 PM

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Don Carlos review – Tom Burke strikes out with Schiller's tale of intrigue and incest
The actor and director Gadi Roll launch their new company with a frustrating take on the drama set in the 16th-century Spanish court

Kate Maltby

18, Oct, 2018 @6:00 PM

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Dazzling drama: the unmissable theatre, dance and comedy of autumn 2018
Gender-swapped classics, Hans Christian Andersen’s closet secrets, two giants of US comedy sharing a stage, plus Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo as rulers in love

Michael Billington, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

27, Aug, 2018 @5:00 AM

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Proms get political as Ode to Joy features on first night
Festival tries to avoid controversial statements, but Russian-German pianist Igor Levit sneaked European Union theme through in first hour of season

Erica Jeal

14, Jul, 2017 @11:22 PM

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Mary Stuart review – an electrifying update of Schiller’s royal drama
Lia Williams and Juliet Stevenson switch roles seamlessly at the toss of a coin to play warring queens in Robert Icke’s explosive production

Susannah Clapp

18, Dec, 2016 @8:00 AM

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Mary Stuart review – Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams are mirror-image monarchs
Sharing the roles of Elizabeth and her Scottish cousin, Stevenson and Williams are a pleasure to watch but Robert Icke’s production lacks subtlety elsewhere

Michael Billington

16, Dec, 2016 @12:51 PM

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The Robbers – review

There's little respite from the guns, noise and rhetoric in Schiller's story of sibling hatred, writes Michael Billington

Michael Billington

30, Jan, 2014 @11:34 AM

Christopher Maltman and Graham Johnson – review
This was a powerhouse recital of Schiller settings by Schubert, Schuman and Liszt from the baritone Christopher Maltman and pianist Graham Johnson, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

13, Sep, 2011 @9:07 AM

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Luise Miller – review

Sex, power and poisonous politicking give Schiller's melodrama a visceral charge, writes Michael Billington

Michael Billington

13, Jun, 2011 @10:01 PM

Letters: Cinematic myths and historical facts
Letters: Surely another reason The King's Speech has wowed so many (often male) critics is because it offers a romantic and heroic myth about being a man

Tom Shakespeare

05, Feb, 2011 @12:05 AM

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