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Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlow and Colin Teevan Directed by Jamie Lloyd Duke of York’s Theatre, London until June 25th 2016 Jamie Lloyd has a wide spectrum of, usually very dark, talent. His delivery of The Ruling Class was brilliantly measured but his recent production of Jean Genet’s 1947 play The Maids, of two servants performing sadomasochistic ritual role-play involving plans to murder their mistress, was too sharp a dose...
The Ruling Class – a play by Peter Barnes Trafalgar Studios until April 11th 2015 Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Peter Barnes’ 1968 parody of the English aristocracy ages well to provide a great evening of wicked humour. James McAvoy jumps (literally) to the challenge of taking on Peter O’Toole’s original stage and Oscar nominated film role. McAvoy plays Jack Gurney who, due to his father’s unexpected death, inherits the...