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 09:02AMThough 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 01:17PMOne 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 06:42AMA 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 06:03AMGeorge 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 05:55AMGary 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 05:31AMA 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 04:09AMThe 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 01:06PMA 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 03:02AMProject 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 03:41AMThe 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 12:01PMThe genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda's songwriting in Hamilton, exemplified in one song.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:46AMThe Charles Court Opera Company's eleventh panto continues their tradition of bold re-interpretations and bad jokes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PMPrivates 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 02:06PMOrdinary Days captures the ups and downs of romance in a big city with fine singing and warm, winning performances.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04AMThree very different dances united by the stellar qualities of Bolshoi superstar Svetlana Zakharova.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:35AMThis is a great, complex, problematic, Shakespearean, mythic, disturbing, provocative play.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:47AMAs it settles into its run, expect this production of 'Earnest' to bring out comedy that goes against the grain of the times, but is no less funny for that.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03AMThe Dark Room raises important issues but its lack of nuance and relentless emotional pain delivered at top volume and top speed, detract from its dramatic potential.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57AMA pared back but wholly successful production that places the storytelling and poetry at the centre of the storm of hubristic violence.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18AMMother Courage and her Children grows with relevance as Josie Lawrence turns in a once in a lifetime performance as a woman whose eye for business blinds her to what really matters.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21AMImagine This is considered and serious in its examination of life in the Warsaw Ghetto, but is ultimately let down by a plodding book and samey songs.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMThe iconic film loses its way on transition from screen to stage in disappointing adaptation low on shocks.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24PMA timely revival for Terry Johnson's play that delivers on its themes, but falls short on its drama.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:37AMHair The Musical is back for a 50th anniversary show, but only provokes Gary Naylor to turn on, tune in and drop off.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43AMFlashdance The Musical may lack narrative drive, but it more than makes up for it with iconic songs and energetic performances full of star power.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:33PMGary Naylor sees a show packed with broad humour and commercial songs - and underpinned by a message that matters.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMFrankenstein, likes its eponymous anti-hero, is often brilliant but flounders on its ambition.
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