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08Feb

Dry Powder: a whip-smart new play that salutes the audience’s intelligence

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Two more reviewers loved Dry Powder at the Hampstead Theatre, the Islington Tribune found the performers outstanding (many, I assume, can only mean 4). The play is included in this list of shows to see this week. 

07Feb

Dry Powder: Atwell and Riley have a great, stilted rapport

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The Hampstead Theatre posted on Instagram about very limited seats available for the rest of the Dry Powder run. If you get the chance to see the play, get your tickets soonest! You don't want to miss Tom Riley as Seth verbally sparring with Hayley Atwell as Jenny - their great rapport noted in a review shared online today by Exeunt magazine

06Feb

Dry Powder: fascinating and chilling picture of high finance at work

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More online and blog reviews have appeared today for Dry Powder at the Hampstead Theatre, with kind words for Tom Riley and the cast. Variety describes the play as timely. 

Sarah Burgess's play is a fascinating and chilling picture of high finance at work, whose moral is that everyone at the top of the corporate ladder is a bastard and you can absolutely count on them to act like bastards...

05Feb

Dry Powder: Tom Riley gives an attractively shaded portrayal

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Ooh, there is a nice review for Dry Powder and Tom's performance as seth in today's Independent! Read it in full on the website

Sarah Burgess's clued-up, razor-sharp comedy is set in the cut-throat world of high-finance and scrutinises a private equity firm that's being forced to grapple with the notion of equity in its broader, ethical sense...

05Feb

Dry Powder: Riley is a stylish actor

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A wonderful 4 **** review for Dry Powder at the Hampstead Theatre has been shared online by The Times today, with another 4 **** review posted on Close Up Culture. And the Mature Times knows a stylish actor when it sees one...

02Feb

Dry Powder: sharply provocative and dangerously funny

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Some great reviews for Tom Riley's performance as Seth in Dry Powder have appeared this afternoon, though one or two reviewers were not quite so keen on the play as a whole. The Guardian shared another gorgeous new production photo of Tom Riley and Hayley Atwell. 
02Feb

Dry Powder: brittle, poised & polished performances from Hayley Atwell, Aidan McArdle & Tom Riley

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Two new reviews for Dry Powder have been shared, along with new production stills on The Stage website. Mark Shenton didn't love the play, but found Tom Riley's performance polished. Tom Wicker for The Stage considered Tom's character the most interesting. Feedback from audiences has been hugely positive on social media. 

01Feb

Dry Powder: Press night tonight & more production images

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Tonight's the night! Dry Powder opens at the Hampstead Theatre. Sending love from the website to Tom Riley and the Dry Powder company for a successful evening, and we look forward to some brilliant reviews later tonight. Time Out includes the play in its list of top theatre openings this month.

31Jan

Dry Powder: first production photos released!

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Press night for Dry Powder is tomorrow, 1st February. In advance, Hampstead Theatre has released a number of fantastic production photos, which include several of Tom Riley as Seth. More are available via WOS.