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Sam Marlowe

Sam Marlowe

Reviews editor

Biography

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

The Fear of 13 review

The Fear of 13 review

With direction from Justin Martin, Adrien Brody is astonishing in this miscarriage of justice docudrama 
Angry and Young review

Angry and Young review

Solid productions of two seminal works of British kitchen-sink drama, starring Morfydd Clark and Billy Howle
Coriolanus review

Coriolanus review

David Oyelowo delivers an engaging central performance in a take on Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy that lacks firepower
A Face in the Crowd review

A Face in the Crowd review

Garbled musical satire with songs by Elvis Costello fails to hit home
Waiting for Godot review

Waiting for Godot review

Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati give precision-tooled performances in a delicate and desolate production of Samuel Beckett’s seminal drama
The Real Thing review

The Real Thing review

Revival of Tom Stoppard’s brainy comedy is slick, persuasively acted and too clever by half
Death of England: Closing Time review

Death of England: Closing Time review

Concluding part of the state-of-the-nation trilogy is vivid, intense and thrillingly performed by Erin Doherty and Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Death of England: Michael/Delroy

Death of England: Michael/Delroy

Incendiary performances from Thomas Coombes and Paapa Essiedu ignite these state-of-the-nation dramas
Slave Play review

Slave Play review

Provocative drama from Jeremy O Harris is a challenging exploration of the intersection of race, gender, power and desire
Next to Normal review

Next to Normal review

Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s tough-minded musical transfers triumphantly to the West End, and features a jaw-dropping lead performance
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