Friday, March 23, 2018
A splendid production that shifts the action from Chekhov's original short story into 1920s Britain to add layers of meaning and depth to both the themes and characters - fringe theatre at i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:58AMWednesday, March 21, 2018
Phil Willmott's The Cherry Orchard picks up Chekhov's action and moves it forward a decade or so to 1917, when the balance of power in Russia was tilted rather differently.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:35PMFriday, March 16, 2018
Claustrophobic play about two ill-suited spouses re-united for pragmatic reasons and working through their pain from ten years ago - a gruelling watch.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PMTuesday, March 13, 2018
Ara Malikian showcases his talents with an eclectic mix of music spiced with showmanship and stories, with a twist in the tail.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMThursday, March 8, 2018
Bold re-imagining of an early Tennessee Williams play that gives its themes a universality in a uniquely theatrical experience.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:05PMTuesday, March 6, 2018
Technical shortcomings and an incoherent book overpower a show with a fine pedigree and good tunes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:53PMClassic French farce gets a Bollywood makeover for the 21st century in Nigel Planer's enjoyable adaptation of Marivaux's comedy.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38AMWednesday, February 28, 2018
Macbeth delivered by dancers in a unique space, beautifully lit, creating an electrifying theatrical experience.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMTuesday, February 27, 2018
Princess Margaret brought to life by Felicity Dean in a production that promises more than it delivers about a tragic figure born a generation too early to change the Royal Family.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:04AMFriday, February 23, 2018
Ambition not quite matched by execution in an all-female production of The Tempest, one of fringe theatre's more challenging plays to get right.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24AMWednesday, February 14, 2018
Liberties have been taken with Bizet's opera, but none are diabolical, and what emerges is something which is sometimes less and sometimes more than its inspiration.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMFriday, February 9, 2018
Just when the grimness is becoming tiresome, Philip Goodhew's script is transformed by an injection of darkest comedy without ever losing its focus as a searing indictment of modern life.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29AMTuesday, February 6, 2018
A little dated for sure, but with enough Ayckbourn and even a touch of Fawlty Towers to appeal to 21st century audiences, this is a pleasing, if unchallenging, evening's entertainment.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:38AMThursday, February 1, 2018
Eugenius is funny, bursting with great songs and great performances and, if a little overly familiar in terms of plot and characters, forgivably so.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18PMTuesday, January 30, 2018
Terry Johnson tells us of his lifelong friendship with Ken Campbell, an eccentric giant of English Theatre, in a funny, poignant and beautifully performed production.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AMWednesday, January 24, 2018
Though Sacha Guitry is largely unknown in the UK, this production weaves five extracts of his plays into a single narrative and shows that the tag of 'The French Noel Coward' was not undeser…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:17PMTuesday, January 23, 2018
One for fans of Jane Austen and for anyone who likes to see an intelligent production performed with technical skill and rewarding wit.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42AMFriday, January 19, 2018
A fine production that grapples with the play's tricky structure to bring home Brecht's political points with a relevance for today that can hardly be missed.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:48AMDoodle - The Musical starts with an unlikely idea that's spun out for nearly three hours - even some decent songs prove insufficient to rescue its poor script and dull characters.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03AMFriday, January 12, 2018
George Bernard Shaw's Chekhovian black comedy has plenty of political heft, but lacks the dramatic clarity required to engage from first to last.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:55AMWednesday, December 20, 2017
Gary Naylor looks back on 101 shows reviewed in 2017 and picks the best of the best.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMOperaUpClose condense and update Tchaikovsky's classic tragedy for a new space and a new culture, but never lose sight of its deep set Russian roots.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31AMTuesday, December 19, 2017
A new musical with plenty of echoes of a very famous one indeed, with strong singing and jaw-dropping puppetry but undermined by a tone that is nether one thing not the other.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:09AMWednesday, December 13, 2017
The Twilight Zone takes us into the world of early 60s cult science fiction TV in a bold and innovative adaptation that never quite transcends its structural weaknesses.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMTuesday, December 12, 2017
A straight, gimmick-free production of Julius Caesar that may be as relevant today as at any time in the last 420 years.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AMStripped back and startlingly intimate, Puccini's great tunes are given full value by wonderful voices and sensational acting in a production that raises boutique operas to a new level.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02AMFriday, December 8, 2017
Project Polunin is a mixed bag of dance and music, a showcase for the bad boy of ballet, Sergei Polunin, that succeeds intermittently.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:41AMTuesday, December 5, 2017
The Woman In White has its flaws, but Thom Southerland's production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's 2004 show delivers plenty to fans of musical theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMSaturday, December 2, 2017
The genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda's songwriting in Hamilton, exemplified in one song.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:46AMWednesday, November 29, 2017
The Charles Court Opera Company's eleventh panto continues their tradition of bold re-interpretations and bad jokes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PMSunday, November 26, 2017
Privates on Parade is often amusing, but time has not treated its approach to issues kindly, even for those unoffended by the casual racism and misogyny typical of its era.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PM 
