A rip-roaring adaptation of a Scandinavian classic October 6, 2013 THEATRE GHOSTS Almeida Theatre | By Alex Dymoke Four Stars THE PUBLICATION of Ibsen’s Ghosts in 1881 was met with total silence. The play was so at odds with the conventional morality that Norwegian critics dared not even raise their voices to condemn it. The British press were not so shy. A column in a [...]
Fringe production of Vietnam play is a moderate success October 6, 2013 THEATRE PVT WARS The Space | By Daniel O’Mahony Three Stars STAGED IN a cleverly converted church on the Isle of Dogs, this production from The Barebones Project is about Vietnam veterans; at least, you’re assured it is. Adorning the walls of the theatre are pictures from the conflict, and over the PA plays Hendrix’s [...]
Another striking play in The Shed at The National October 6, 2013 THEATRE THE WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS The Shed | By Xenobe Purvis Three Stars A MAN describes the taste of pigeon excrement, his wife gives birth, praying with every eye-popping push that her child will be a son, and a newly-born daughter is thrown to the slop bucket, all within the space of ten minutes. [...]
Premier League: Wenger hails Wilshere spark as battling Arsenal stay top October 6, 2013 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 vs ARSENAL 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger praised midfielder Jack Wilshere for bouncing back with an important equaliser at the Hawthorns yesterday, despite being unhappy that the 21-year-old was caught smoking a cigarette last week. The Gunners maintained their 11-match unbeaten run – and position at the top of the Premier [...]
Djokovic admits win over new No1 Nadal was critical October 6, 2013 SIX-TIME grand slam champion Novak Djokovic loses his world No1 ranking to Rafael Nadal today and admitted yesterday’s victory over the Spaniard in the China Open final was a timely confidence boost. Djokovic won 6-3, 6-4 in Beijing, but still relinquished his 11-month stay at the top such has been Nadal’s fine form in 2013. [...]
Premier League: Pochettino refuses to get carried away as Saints march to top four October 6, 2013 SOUTHAMPTON 2 vs SWANSEA 0 SOUTHAMPTON boss Mauricio Pochettino urged caution yesterday despite seeing his team propelled into the top four of the Premier League following a hard-fought home win against Swansea. Adam Lallana belted the ball into the roof of the net to open the scoring in the 19th minute, before Jay Rodriguez took [...]
O’Shea keeps faith despite Quins’ third defeat from five October 6, 2013 DEFIANT Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea has warned his rivals not to write them off after seeing his troops slip to their third Aviva Premiership defeat of the season at London Irish. Quins were undone on Saturday by a second-half flurry from the Exiles, as both Blair Cowan and Alex Lewington crossed for tries in the [...]
Dettori gets credit but Jarnet the spoils as Treve wins £2.2m Arc October 6, 2013 TRAINER Criquette Head-Maarek thanked absent jockey Frankie Dettori after Treve, the horse he had been booked to ride, romped to victory yesterday in Europe’s richest race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Dettori was ruled out last week when a broken ankle prematurely ended his year but Thierry Jarnet stood in as Head-Maarek’s unbeaten three-year-old [...]
GB gymnast’s historic medal October 6, 2013 GREAT Britain won their first ever medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships yesterday when Kristian Thomas claimed bronze in the vault. The 24-year-old from Wolverhampton, whose performance in the same event helped Britain earn bronze at last year’s Olympics, finished behind South Korea’s Yang Hak-Seon and American Steven Legendre. Thomas said: “Once again, the [...]
Premier League: Blues supersubs show they’re not to be sniffed at October 6, 2013 NORWICH CITY 1 vs CHELSEA 3 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho relished a gamble that paid off yesterday after his decision to go for broke snatched a first Premier League away victory of the season from the jaws of defeat at Norwich. The Blues looked vulnerable when midfielder Anthony Pilkington’s header cancelled out Oscar’s fine opener, [...]