As the play begins, it’s clear from the chatter of Wolff’s colleagues that she is not entirely beloved, and no wonder – she is almost monstrously dedicated to her job. Juliet Stevenson stars as the imperious Professor Ruth Wolff, an eminent secular Jewish doctor and founder of a pioneering dementia research institute. ‘The Doctor’ is an extremely full-on rewrite of Austrian dramatist Arthur Schnitzel’s 1912 drama ‘Professor Bernhardi’, which you’d be forgiven for not being familiar with because it hasn’t had a proper UK production in decades. But also it’s a simple case of not appreciating what you’ve got until it’s gone. In this context, it’s bloody good to have ‘The Doctor’ back. He’s also seemingly stopped doing interviews, and national press weren’t allowed to see his recent regional touring production of ‘Animal Farm’ (brilliant, according to my mum). Three years on, and the West End transfer of ‘The Doctor’ is the first London has heard from him since the last time it was on stage – partly the pandemic, but largely because he’s been working elsewhere. Explore the line-up and book your seat here.Although I’m a fully paid member of the Robert Icke fan club, I didn’t love the wunderkind writer-director’s last UK play when I saw it in 2019. ‘The Doctor’ got rapturous reviews, but coming at the end of the extraordinary run of plays that he made while working for the Almeida Theatre, I thought it lacked the gut-punch emotional wallop of his best work, a bit more head than heart.īut in the ‘10s we were spoiled by a constant stream of Icke’s work. Time Out Live presents Movies on the River with City Cruises runs from June 15 to July 15, with more dates to be announced. Tickets are already selling fast for what promises to be a unique addition to London's pop-up cinema scene – so book now before this ship sails! The films will include ‘Love Actually’, ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Casablanca’. Once the sun goes down, we'll play a movie on the boat’s top deck as we cruise past some of London’s top sights. After we set off, sailing under Tower Bridge, you’ll be able to enjoy a bar stocked with drinks and snacks. If neither ‘Jaws’ nor ‘Romeo + Juliet’ float your boat, don’t worry – we've plenty of other movies screening as part of the same series.įor five nights a week from June 15 to July 15 (with more dates to come), Movies on the River with City Cruises will board at Tower Pier by the Tower of London at 8pm. ‘Romeo + Juliet’ will screen on our open-air movie boat on the evening of Friday June 16 and will follow an opening-night screening of Steven Spielberg's ‘Jaws’ on Thursday June 15. This summer Time Out is launching the first ever open-air cinema to sail the Thames – and we’ve just added a screening of Baz Luhrmann’s swooning romance ‘Romeo + Juliet’ to the line-up so that you can watch Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes fall in love while cruising down the river after sunset.
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