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Dennis Poole
A citizen, not a criminal
Features / 13 April 2026
13 April 2026

The case of journalist Huseyin Dogru, who faces oppressive sanctions without courtroom scrutiny, challenges the EU’s claim to uphold due process and the rule of law, says DENNIS POOLE

CONFLICTED: Fehinti Balogun (Bryan), Gemma Arterton (Stella)
THEATRE / 31 May 2021
31 May 2021
DENNIS POOLE sees a production which overcomes the physical limitations of social distancing to pose necessary questions about the value of space exploration
In oppositional orbit: Nell (Miriam Margolyes) and Sidney (M
Theatre / 7 November 2019
7 November 2019
Litany of unremitting hatred between mother and son is a real theatrical downer
Caricatures: Ben Hood and Ben-Alderton in Hell Yes I’m Tou
Theatre Review / 29 April 2019
29 April 2019
Satire on the 2015 general election is something of a damp squib
Culture / 1 March 2019
1 March 2019
DENNIS POOLE recommends a bleak black comedy on deranged sectarianism in Ireland
Allelujah!
Theatre Review / 22 July 2018
22 July 2018
Set in a hospital under threat of closure, Allelujah! gets the alarm bells ringing, says DENNIS POOLE
Theatre Review / 20 July 2018
20 July 2018
DENNIS POOLE sees a thought-provoking show about father and son comics whose careers are compromised by racist gaffes
Theatre Review / 7 May 2018
7 May 2018
DENNIS POOLE sees a disturbing drama on the blinkered mindset of a Trump fanatic
Theatre Review / 25 March 2018
25 March 2018
DENNIS POOLE recommends a disturbing play about the traumatic consequences of a homophobic murder
Privilege under threat: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Theatre Review / 25 February 2018
25 February 2018
Theatre Review / 14 December 2017
14 December 2017