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Dave Fargnoli

The Stage
Dave Fargnoli

About Dave Fargnoli

Dave is a playwright and critic. He was the winner of The Stage's Critic Search 2015

Recent Articles

Our Man in Havana review

Our Man in Havana review

Dated, sluggishly paced comedy potters through Graham Greene’s classic spy satire
Last Goal Wins review

Last Goal Wins review

Accessible and engaging sports drama captures the passion and pressures of the game
Arcadia review

Arcadia review

West End transfer of Carrie Cracknell’s poised, elegiac take on Stoppard’s mind-bending masterpiece remains fascinating, if stiffly reverential
A DoL House review

A DoL House review

Urgent, bleak drama exposes the treatment of at-risk children deprived of their liberty by emergency court orders
Springwood review

Springwood review

Robert Lindsay and Jemma Redgrave star in a slow-moving historical drama about the roots of the UK and USA’s special relationship
Pride review

Pride review

Spirited, feel-good musical relates a bittersweet true story of 1980s political activism
The Truth review

The Truth review

Starry casting cannot carry this overly mannered comedy of infidelity and insincerity
The Misanthrope review

The Misanthrope review

Sandra Oh makes a compellingly complicated protagonist in this playful reimagining of Molière’s classic satire
Much Ado About Nothing review

Much Ado About Nothing review

Breezy, accessible and unabashedly silly summer romance
45 Years review

45 Years review

Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James star in this bleak and brittle character study about the persistence of grief and the power of enduring love
We Had a World review

We Had a World review

Committed performances carry this introspective, downbeat American family drama
A Fine Idea review

A Fine Idea review

Imaginative political drama lays bare the barriers faced by the international aid system
Soldiers of Tomorrow review

Soldiers of Tomorrow review

Itai Erdal’s introspective monologue weaves personal and political history into an even-handed analysis of the conflict between Israel and Palestine
Black Comedy review

Black Comedy review

Energetic performances and crisp comic choreography carry Peter Shaffer’s clever farce beyond its simple gimmick
Churchill’s Urinal review

Churchill’s Urinal review

Rosie Holt’s unpolished satire sends up the piss-poor state of British politics
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