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With inky backdrops, jagged sound and frenzied violence, John Haidar’s production stars Billy Howle as a prince emanating unhinged anger

© Nobby Clark Oleanna will run in the West End from 21 July to 23 October after a UK tour from June. David Mamet's piece is directed by Lucy Bailey and stars Rosie Sheehy and Jonathan Slinger, with the production first premiering at Theatre Royal Bath last winter. Oleanna first debuted 30 years ago and follows a meeting between a college professor and a female student, with the student filing a sexual harassment claim against him. You can read our review from the winter production here. The show will play at the Arts Theatre in the West End from 21 July to 23 October 2021, with tickets on sa...

© Nobby Clark Oblique wordplay, broken sentences, meanings just out of reach. The first act of David Mamet's 1992 two-hander about education and power lulls the watcher into a false sense of security. There's something difficult to grasp about the interrupted, back-and-forth dialogue between John, a professor at a university and his student Carol, but what exactly? It seems to be a case of a benevolent teacher helping to support a struggling student; an awkward, angry and confused young woman being transformed into a budding, confident intellectual. "Surprise is a form of aggression", says J...

Review Oleanna review, Theatre Royal, Bath: David Mamet's brutal battle of the sexes has never been more relevant 4/5 Expertly revived, this 1992 two hander is re-confirmed as a modern classic, but one that could fall foul of the censoriousness it critiques 10 December 2020 • 12:01am Jonathan Slinger and Rosie Sheehy in Oleanna at the Theatre Royal, Bath Credit: Nobby Clark An usher should hold up a sign at the end of this production advising patrons that if they wish to argue about what they’ve just seen they should remember to wear face-masks and keep a two-metre distance. David Mamet�...