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Sam Marlowe

Reviews editor
The Stage
Sam Marlowe

About Sam Marlowe

Sam Marlowe is reviews editor for The Stage. She trained and worked as an actor before becoming a full-time arts writer with a special interest in theatre and performance. She has written extensively for the Times, as well as the Independent, the i paper, Time Out, Metro, theartsdesk.com and the Chicago Tribune

Recent Articles

Jesus Christ Superstar review

Jesus Christ Superstar review

Long Reviews
Sam Ryder stars as Jesus in a fan-pleasing revival of the popular biblical musical
The Guilty review

The Guilty review

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Russell Tovey is sweatily intense as a cop in crisis in this nail-biting thriller
Sting review

Sting review

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Piquant three-hander intriguingly interweaves a narrative of coercive control with witchcraft
Glengarry Glen Ross review

Glengarry Glen Ross review

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Crack all-female cast makes scintillating work of David Mamet’s motormouthed 1980s drama
Under the Shadow review

Under the Shadow review

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Adaptation of Babak Anvari’s horror thriller set during the Iran-Iraq war struggles to grip
Are You Watching? review

Are You Watching? review

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Georgie Dettmer’s arresting debut drama, featuring Lucy McCormick and directed by Jess Edwards, explores the dark voyeuristic impulses behind our digital addiction
The P Word review

The P Word review

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Waleed Akhtar’s hit two-hander about love, friendship, identity and acceptance triumphantly returns
Beetlejuice the Musical review

Beetlejuice the Musical review

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Musical based on Tim Burton’s cult movie is tacky, draining, heartless and pointless
Care review

Care review

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Alexander Zeldin’s evocation of end-of-life care, starring Linda Bassett and Hayley Carmichael, is meticulous and hard to watch
I’m Not Being Funny review

I’m Not Being Funny review

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Piers Black’s touching drama of a young family’s trauma, directed by Bryony Shanahan, needs greater narrative heft
Krapp’s Last Tape/Godot’s To-Do List review

Krapp’s Last Tape/Godot’s To-Do List review

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Gary Oldman is vividly engaging in Beckett’s bleak monodrama
Mass review

Mass review

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Sublime performances elevate this emotive restorative-justice drama
Please Please Me review

Please Please Me review

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Speculative biodrama about the Beatles’ manager is soapy and superficial
The Waves review

The Waves review

Reviews
Playful and sensitive adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s seminal novel has a powerful emotional undertow
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review

Reviews
Colonialist reworking of the dated psychiatric drama starring Aaron Pierre and Giles Terera never quite finds its focus

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