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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Hobson's Choice, Open Air Theatre Regent's Park: 'delightful' by Tim Walker

Mark Benton stars in a breezy, assured production of Harold Brighouse's classic, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Mr Burns, Almeida Theatre: 'three hours of hell' by Tim Walker

The Simpsons-inspired play, Mr Burns, distresses, discomforts and dehydrates its audience, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00AM

Fathers and Sons, Donmar Warehouse: 'irresistible' by Tim Walker

Brian Friel adapts Turgenev's classic, nihilistic novel with a discreet sense of fun, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Ed Miliband turns to theatre director for acting lessons by Tim Walker

Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, has enlisted Josie Rourke, the director of the Donmar Warehouse theatre, to help improve his presentational skills.

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Keeley Hawes admits to 'artistic differences' with Sheila Hancock by Tim Walker

Keeley Hawes, the Spooks actress, says she feels sad about her rift with Sheila Hancock after they starred in Barking in Essex together

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Mrs Henderson Presents heads for the West End by Tim Walker

With Shakespeare in Love about to open in the West End, Mrs Henderson Presents - another film with a stage setting - is about to be turned into a musical.

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:15AM
Saturday, June 7, 2014

Prince Philip and the letters to a showgirl by Tim Walker

An off-Broadway show, which opens on the same day that the Duke of Edinburgh celebrates his 93rd birthday, features correspondence that he once shared with the actress Pat Kirkwood.

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Dame Angela Lansbury lines up her next roles by Tim Walker

Dame Angela Lansbury says she hopes to do more theatre in the West End after she finishes as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Sunday, May 18, 2014

The Pajama Game, Shaftesbury Theatre: 'great show, bad seats' by Tim Walker

Richard Eyre's revival of Broadway classic, The Pajama Game, would be even better if the Shaftesbury Theatre had comfortable seats, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Joan Plowright bows out to a standing ovation by Tim Walker

Dame Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has had to give up acting after losing her sight

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Sunday, May 11, 2014

The Testament of Mary, Barbican: 'divine' by Tim Walker

Fiona Shaw gives the performance of her life in this adaptation of Colm Tóibín's biblical novella, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:20AM
Saturday, May 3, 2014

Rory Bremner offers Neil Morrissey a helping hand by Tim Walker

Rory Bremner has offered Neil Morrissey 'help' as he prepares to take over from him as the butler in Noel Coward's Relative Values.

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:28AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Grounded, Gate Theatre, review: 'mesmerising' by Tim Walker

There is nothing that isn't top notch about this production, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:02PM
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Privacy, Donmar Warehouse: 'necessary, instructive and long overdue' by Tim Walker

Tim Walker enjoys Privacy, a searing analysis of how the internet has invaded the lives of every one of us

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Drama students take West End by storm by Tim Walker

The Play That Goes Wrong, which was first staged by a group of drama students at a pub two years ago, is to transfer to the Duchess Theatre on September 14.

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM

David Davis and his two mistresses on stage by Tim Walker

The play Privacy would have you believe that David Davis, the former Conservative Party chairman, retained two mistresses to entertain him during the party conferences. season.

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:28AM
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Relative Values, Harold Pinter Theatre: 'exquisite and stylish' by Tim Walker

Patricia Hodge is superb in this revival of Noël Coward's Relative Values - but Rory Bremner lets everyone down, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Handbagged, at Vaudeville Theatre, review by Tim Walker

Handbagged, Moira Buffini's sparkling tale of the Queen's weekly meetings with Margaret Thatcher, is even better after its West End transfer, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00AM
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Margaret Thatcher played by an actress with no agenda by Tim Walker

Fenella Woolgar, who is playing Baroness Thatcher in Handbagged, is irritated by actresses who feel the need to take a view on the former prime minister.

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Friday, April 11, 2014

Let the Right One In: Lacking the Hammer blow by Tim Walker

Only its brilliant young stars save Jack Thorne's under-powered adaptation of Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One In, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:55PM

Prince Charles welcomes Antony Sher to Clarence House by Tim Walker

Sir Antony Sher accompanied his civil partner Gregory Doran, the artistic director of the RSC, to a meeting with Prince Charles at Clarence House.

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Monday, April 7, 2014

Another Country: exploring a world of hypocrisy and entitlement by Tim Walker

Another Country considers the use of power in public schools but with a vital dose of comedy, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:38AM

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: 'a stonking great hit' by Tim Walker

Jeffrey Lane's stage adaptation is quite irresistible, says Tim Walker

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:14AM
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Fatal Attraction: Sure to succeed, almost despite itself by Tim Walker

For anyone who has seen the film, a sense of déjà vu permeates this West End adaptation of Fatal Attraction - but it should still do good business, says Tim Walker    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM

Fatal Attraction: It may succeed, almost despite itself by Tim Walker

For anyone who has seen the film, a sense of déjà vu permeates this West End adaptation of Fatal Attraction - but it should still do good business, says Tim Walker    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM

Other Desert Cities: Why the US agitprop on the UK stage? by Tim Walker

This excruciating, new play attacking the Reagans will send much of the Old Vic audience to sleep, says Tim Walker    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM

Other Desert Cities: Why this US agitprop on the UK stage? by Tim Walker

This excruciating new play attacking the Reagans will send much of the Old Vic audience to sleep, says Tim Walker    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Sinéad Cusack no fan of Nancy Reagan by Tim Walker

Sinéad Cusack is keen to distance herself from the Nancy Reagan-type character that she plays in Other Desert Cities at the Old Vic.    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:28AM
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Blithe Spirit, at Gielgud Theatre by Tim Walker

At 88, Angela Lansbury's return to the West End stage - playing Madame Arcati in Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit - amounts to a remarkable achievement, says Tim Walker    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00AM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Angela Lansbury's Blithe Spirit secret revealed by Tim Walker

Angela Lansbury, the 88-year-old actress, has an electronic prompting device to help her during the run of Blithe Spirit.    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:30AM
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Urinetown, at St James Theatre by Tim Walker

Despite the silly title, Urinetown is a dark, dystopian, exasperatingly clever vision of the future, says Tim Walker    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00AM

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Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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