Thomas Messner

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  The Switchboard Project at Hope Theatre

  ★★★★★

  James Baldwin nestled on the bookshelf, a whiteboard sporting the...

  Thomas Messner 5th September 2025
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  2,000 Metres to Andriivka

  ★★★★★

  For those of us fortunate enough never to have entered a warzone, there are primary...

  Thomas Messner 1st August 2025
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  Nye at the National Theatre

  ★★★★★

  A man in pyjamas sits atop a lonely bed at stage centre, cradling the heaving,...

  Thomas Messner 11th July 2025
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  This Bitter Earth at Soho Theatre

  ★★★★★

  Love in a time of discord and division, love as the sole true clarity, love...

  Thomas Messner 25th June 2025
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  A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Bridge Theatre

  ★★★★★

  Upon entering the Bridge Theatre’s new production of A...

  Thomas Messner 6th June 2025
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  The Rock’n’Roll Alien at Adelphi Theatre

  ★★★★★

  For any musical tribute act, the primary hurdle is the simple and...

  Thomas Messner 28th May 2025
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  When the Light Breaks

  ★★★★★

  Within its first, deceptively tranquil shot, Icelandic director Runar Runarsson’s fourth...

  Thomas Messner 19th May 2025
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  Avocado Presents: An Improvised Play at 21 Soho

  ★★★★★

  For anyone who has had a prior brush with improvised theatre,...

  Thomas Messner 17th May 2025
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  The Comedy About Spies at Noël Coward Theatre

  ★★★★★

  At this point in time, so dependable is the Mischief Theatre...

  Thomas Messner 14th May 2025
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  An Oak Tree at the Young Vic

  ★★★★★

  At the outset, Tim Crouch makes an unassuming entrance to a brightly lit stage,...

  Thomas Messner 7th May 2025