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The Ocean at the End of the Lane: Ingeniously immersive and often quite genuinely scary

The Irish Times 30 Mar 2023

Adapted for the stage by Joel Horwood, The Ocean at the End of the Lane follows Boy (Keir Ogilvy) across the boundaries of “forever” on Hempstock Farm, where a strange young girl called Lettie (Millie Hikasa) helps him come to terms with his mother’s recent death.

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane theatre review: Lonely boy saved by a bookish imagination

Irish Independent 30 Mar 2023

The suicide has created a fissure through which a wicked creature, a “flea”, can slip from that world into this ... The show is a love letter to the power of the juvenile literary imagination.A stellar job by director Katy Rudd infuses Joel Horwood’s adaptation with a roiling supernatural energy ... .

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What’s on in Dublin this week — The Big Lebowski, Ye Vagabonds, Connie Fisher, Macklemore and more

Irish Independent 29 Mar 2023

Award-winning theatre, classic cinema and the return of a hip-hop superstar ... Could it be that the stories are true, and this mysterious pond is really a magical ocean? Adapted for the stage by Joel Horwood, and based on the 2013 best-seller by Neil Gaiman, this tale of friendship and fantasy picked up rave reviews following its London debut.

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Man dropped off ahead of Cardiff crash ‘was in car search party for 13 hours’

Metro UK 15 Mar 2023

Joel Lia was the sixth passenger in the car that crash, but he was dropped off a short time before (Picture ... Joel Lia, 27, was named last week as the sixth passenger in the white Volkswagen Tiguan that crashed near the St Mellons area of Cardiff on March 4 ... Matthew Horwood/Getty Images).

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The Ocean returns to Salford

British Theatre Guide 04 Feb 2023

Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Joel Horwood and directed by Katy Rudd, this adventure of fantasy, myth and friendship is currently on tour visiting 29 towns and cities, across the UK and ...

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PATRICK MARMION: More mute than cute - Aidan and Jenna's show is a lemon

The Daily Mail 03 Feb 2023

Rating . ... But then again, the script is hard to avoid ... She is resigned to the legal imposition ... Rating. ... Joel Horwood’s adaptation is creepy in places, but also allows some comical moments, and Katy Rudd directs a talented cast ... Joel Horwood’s adaptation is creepy in places, but also allows some comical moments, and Katy Rudd directs a talented cast ... .

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

British Theatre Guide 28 Jan 2023

Neil Gaiman, adaptation by Joel Horwood. National Theatre. New Victoria Theatre, Woking. –. Listing details and ticket info... Share ... Pamela Raith Daniel Cornish (Boy) Credit ... Neil Gaiman’s brand of magical realism has drawn in a lot of younger audience members who weren’t disappointed with Joel Horwood’s magical adaptation for the stage ... Reviewer.

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Urinetown: The Musical review – less serious satire than gleeful homage powered by charm and chops

The Observer 15 Jan 2023

Urinetown, the 2001 three-time Tony award winning musical by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, knows it’s a tough sell ... Who’d want to see a musical about all of this, you might ask. Don’t worry ... Read more ... Joel Horwood, as the face of the revolution Bobby Strong, uses their lovely vocal tone and commitment to the bit in equal measure to carry the plot ... .

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The stage is (almost) set: Theatre coming our way in 2023

The Irish Times 31 Dec 2022

Including Frigid, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Twelfth Night, Reggie’s Guide to Social Climbing and Hangmen. Conversations After Sex. Kate Stanley Brennan and Fionn Ó Loingsigh in Mark O’Halloran’s play. Photograph. Ros Kavanagh. Sara Keating. Sat Dec 31 2022 - 05.00. King ... Elvis ... Joel Horwood’s adaptation is directed by Katy Rudd ... READ MORE ... .

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Charlie Brooks wraps up warm in plaid coat as she wheels a suitcase through the ...

The Daily Mail 25 Dec 2022

She's set to depart EastEnders at the tail-end of this year, with her final episode airing on Boxing Day. And Charlie Brooks wrapped up warm as she stepped out for a stroll in Manchester on Christmas Eve ... Out and about ... RELATED ARTICLES ... Share ... The production is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman and adapted by Joel Horwood.

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Charlie Brooks reveals that she's excited to be saying goodbye to EastEnders for a 'grown-up ...

The Daily Mail 01 Dec 2022

She's set to depart EastEnders at the tail-end of this year, with her final episode airing on Boxing day. And Charlie Brooks has revealed that while she's loved her time on the soap, she's looking forward to going onto a more 'grown up' job ... The production is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman and adapted by Joel Horwood.

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The week in theatre: The Ocean at the End of the Lane; Little Scratch; Footfalls/Rockaby

The Guardian 14 Nov 2021

A day inside the mind of a traumatised woman sounds like nothing else ... Neil Gaiman’s novel for young adults was published in 2013 and Joel Horwood’s adaptation was a hit for the National in 2019 – the transfer to the West End put on hold by the pandemic ... ....

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Raising a glass to London Pub Theatre winners

British Theatre Guide 07 Nov 2021

Published. 7 November 2021. Reporter. Sandra Giorgetti Share. sharebutton#share"> sharebutton#share"> sharebutton#share"> sharebutton#share"> Maryann O’Brien collecting the Rediscovery award for George Bernard Shaw's 1933 Village Wooing in which she played ‘Z’ ... Wolves Are Coming For You by Joel Horwood, at The Jack Studio Theatre Innovative Play ... .

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane review — Neil Gaiman’s magical story loses some lustre

The Times/The Sunday Times 05 Nov 2021

When Joel Horwood’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel opened on the South Bank two years ago it had the irresistible aura of a close-up ...

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane review: A thunderous, sometimes terrifying adaptation

The Independent 05 Nov 2021

The beauty of Neil Gaiman’s 2013 best-selling fantasy novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is its vastness ... His story is brought to life in Joel Horwood’s thunderous adaptation that finds wonder even in the most unremarkable of moments ... .