{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/636e8e5ddc1ddc00117a6890?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (David Tennant in Good & Mary at Hampstead)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>David Tennant in<a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/good-harold-pinter-theatre-review-david-tennant-chillingly-plausible-b1032344.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ‘Good’ at the Harold Pinter Theatre </a>and why it’s an important watch. Plus, does <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/mary-hampstead-theatre-review-rona-munro-douglas-henshall-b1036610.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Mary’ at Hampstead Theatre</a> need a trigger warning? This week the Evening Standard's chief theatre critic Nick Curtis is joined by Nancy Durrant, our culture editor, as they unpick two more interesting shows from London’s stages.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><strong>Part 1: ‘Good’ at the Harold Pinter Theatre</strong></p><ul><li>The very ‘good’ German man who gradually changes to Nazism</li><li>David Tennant’s \"best friend\" personality, his performance and career choices</li><li>Elliot Levey and Sharon Small, plus the various roles they play</li><li>Why the play was revived and why it still feels current two years on</li><li>Why it’s an important watch, rather than enjoyable</li></ul><p><strong>Part 2: ‘Mary’ at Hampstead Theatre</strong></p><ul><li>Does Mary need a trigger warning?</li><li>What is Rona Munro’s queen’s tale about?</li><li>The representation of Mary Stuart's terrible treatment</li><li>The playwright Rona Munro and Mary as the sixth part of the trilogy</li><li>Gangs of London’s Brian Vernel</li><li>Why it \"utterly failed to spark\", and left Nick &amp; Nancy feeling \"flat\"</li></ul><p><br></p><p>What shows are on in London in December? </p><p>Well, this is your weekly Theatre Review from the Evening Standard.</p><p>Visit <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/culture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">standard.co.uk/culture</a> or find us on Twitter #TheLeaderPodcast</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}