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Black Comedy: Mixes physical comedy and emotional cringe

3/5 Peter Shaffer’s farce at the Orange Tree Theatre is somewhat dated but crowd-pleasing nonetheless

Evening Standard

Black Comedy review – Peter Shaffer’s relentless farce provokes helpless laughter

A stealing sculptor struggles to keep his visitors in the dark, while they lope and grope with the lights out, in Shaffer’s escalating slapstick show

The Guardian - UK

Equus review: A fine revival of a deeply odd but significant play

4/5 A forceful revival of Peter Shaffer’s strange play at the Menier Chocolate Factory with a standout lead performance

Evening Standard

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Equus review – desire and desperation in Peter Shaffer’s tale of sex, gods and horses

Lindsay Posner’s precise revival flies highest in its most intense moments of beastliness as a psychiatrist sets about ridding a teenage boy of his demons

The Guardian - UK

‘Feels very special’: Michael Sheen to star as Salieri in new production of Amadeus

A co-production with the Welsh National Theatre set up by the actor last year, the play will open in Cardiff before a 16-week run in London’s West End

The Guardian - UK

Lovers and fighters: how Les Liaisons Dangereuses reveals the passions of Christopher Hampton

As the writer turns 80, his masterful adaptation of the French novel is being revived at the National Theatre. It highlights his lifelong interest in political power play

The Guardian - UK

Sky TV's Amadeus has a heartbreaking new ending — and it was 'frightening' for its cast to film

There's a big change to the Amadeus ending from the 1984 movie — and part of it was 'frightening' for the cast to film.

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Amadeus review – this Mozart series is a pale, petty version of the movie it’s based on

Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany’s new TV drama is flat, airless and banal. It’s a crass affair with a thin, half-hearted performance from Sharpe

The Guardian - UK

The true story behind Amadeus: Did Salieri really try to kill Mozart?

Sky’s Amadeus has hit our screens, but what is the truth about the rivalry between young Mozart and the older composer Salieri

Evening Standard

How to watch 'Amadeus' — stream mini-series online from anywhere

Reboot of award-winning play and film. A tale of genius and bitter rivalry at the court of Emperor Joseph II. Here's how to watch "Amadeus" online from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

How Amadeus turns a wild rumour about Mozart and Salieri into unmissable Christmas TV

INTERVIEW : As Sky’s five-part drama hits our screens, stars Will Sharpe and Gabrielle Creevy plus writer Joe Barton talk to Patrick Smith about fiction straying from fact, risk-taking television, and whether the musical genius was neurodivergent

The Independent UK

Amadeus review: This messy, sexy riot is a Christmas must-watch

4/5 This adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play pits Sharpe’s scamp Mozart against Paul Bettany’s stuffy Salieri to entertaining effect

Evening Standard

Amadeus: Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany bring Mozart and Salieri to life in this smart and sexy TV remake

Revisiting Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play Amadeus is no small feat. Joe Barton, the writer behind Netflix’s Black Doves, has taken on the challenge of reworking Shaffer’s dense account of Mozart’s life and legend into a five-episode series for Sky Atlantic. It’s a bold move: the original play – and the…

The Conversation

Amadeus review: classical music is Bach and better than ever in Sky's retelling of a tumultuous composer rivalry

Forget everything you know about the history, the play and the movie – Sky's interpretation of Amadeus will make you see the story with fresh eyes.

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s fun to go to war with God’: Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany on their sweaty, sacrilegious take on Amadeus

Last time the fierce enmity between Mozart and Salieri was adapted for the screen, it won a best picture Oscar. Now a new TV version turns up the temperature several notches – but will its stars develop a rivalry of their own?

The Guardian - UK

Amadeus returns: can Sky’s miniseries attract a new generation to Mozart?

A reboot of Peter Shaffer’s play hopes to repeat the 1984 film’s magic and lure a fresh audience to classical music

The Guardian - UK

The play that changed my life: ‘Equus led me to train as a psychotherapist’

Playing the troubled teen in a school production of Peter Shaffer’s drama resulted in West End roles and then a new career

The Guardian - UK

Maggie Smith: the magisterial star of Harry Potter and Downton had the courage and talent to do absolutely everything

The real-life dame and on-screen dowager countess, who has died aged 89, earned fame in her 70s and 80s for blockbuster roles. But her early work at the National Theatre marked her out as a talent for the ages

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Amadeus: cast, plot, first looks and everything you need to know about the Mozart drama series

Amadeus is a period drama series starring Will Sharpe as genius music composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The Guardian - UK

After Amadeus: Brian Cox as Bach is theatre’s latest orchestral manoeuvre

Oliver Cotton’s The Score, a new drama about Bach’s confrontation with Frederick II, continues a rich tradition of plays about great composers

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