Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Screenings from the National Theatre and RSC serve a vast nationwide audience – but what is their effect on regional and touring productions?The audience for a single live broadcast of a S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:01AMTuesday, May 5, 2015
Kenneth Branagh’s casting of the 76-year-old actor as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet boldly challenges our prejudices about age on stageThere was surprise last week when it was announced tha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMMonday, May 4, 2015
Roundabout theatre, BrightonSimple but cracking storytelling with lots of audience interactivity in the intimate Roundabout pop-up theatreHolly and Sean are the terrible twins who are so nau…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMMother Courage is reimagined for the Valleys, democracy and the ballot box are centre stage at the Unity in Liverpool and the Donmar in London, and the Brighton festival is in full swingTher…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMFriday, May 1, 2015
Birmingham RepSteve Thompson’s play about politics and the press follows a prime minister who believes ‘honesty is all’ Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMThe straight-talking, no-nonsense and hugely popular Rice should be right at home in her new role as the Globe’s artistic directorThe appointment of Kneehigh’s Emma Rice as the artistic …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMThursday, April 30, 2015
Theatre Delicatessen, LondonA reality-TV star hopes to revive both his heart and his career in this underpowered issue play that isn’t quite the immersive experience advertised Continue re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:29AMWednesday, April 29, 2015
Gate, LondonDanai Gurira’s exploration of four African women keeping body and soul together is a small, polished gem Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:05AMChurch of the Holy Sepulchre, NorthamptonThis Globe co-production is a treat for the senses thanks to Orlando Gough’s glorious scoreWhen Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton, returned from…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AMTuesday, April 28, 2015
A decade ago, 30% of new plays produced in UK theatres were written by women. In 2013 it was 31%. How can we ensure real change in gender equality? Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:27AMUstinov, BathJohn Patrick Stanley’s overwrought comic romance about neighbouring farmers is filtered though a haze of theatrical cliches Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:46AMMonday, April 27, 2015
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonChris Goode’s optimistic piece posits the benefits of uniting around progressive causes – and probes the motives of everyday activist heroes Continue reading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AMCheek by Jowl’s Measure for Measure heads to Oxford, the wonderful Beyond Caring is at the National Theatre, and the Brighton festival and fringe have plenty to thrillKneehigh’s version …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMFriday, April 24, 2015
An initiative for disabled artists, Unlimited, has announced bold shows including Liz Carr’s Assisted Suicide: The Musical and Kaite O’Reilly’s Cosy. The aim is to stop venues programm…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AMThursday, April 23, 2015
Warwick Arts CentreJean Baudrillard and benshi – the performers who supplied live narrations for Japanese films in the silent era – are the guiding spirits of this surprising piece Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMOrange Tree, RichmondThough it touches intriguingly on female empowerment and liberation, this political drama of the 1950s is painfully stilted and lacks momentum Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMTuesday, April 21, 2015
Carmen Disruption reminds us how thrilling it can be to see a fresh take on a familiar tale. If we want to keep these old stories alive, we have to tell them in new waysTo the Almeida, north…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMRoundhouse, LondonThere is a sense of trust in every leap into the unknown in this latest creation from the Colombian circus company Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:27AMMonday, April 20, 2015
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jonathan Pryce are on stage in London, gay love in Uganda is explored in Manchester, and the Citizens theatre in Glasgow hosts a new play from Doug…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, April 19, 2015
Barbican, LondonDeclan Donnellan’s Russian-language production has pleasing fluidity and some powerful moments Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMFriday, April 17, 2015
The Vaults, LondonA lifesize Mad Hatter’s tea party and playful design make up for power failures and flawed logistics in this updated version of Lewis Carroll’s classic Continue reading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:23AMThursday, April 16, 2015
Tobacco Factory, BristolSheridan’s high comedy of low morals is revived in a salacious production that isn’t quite sharp enough to justify its three-hour length Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:17AMTheatre is theatre, whatever the venue. The term ‘fringe’ hardly captures the breadth of nationwide activity, and only leads to segregated audiences and funding inequalitiesI was in Sale…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:59AMTuesday, April 14, 2015
There are no actors and there is no script, but there is high drama in The Money, which brings out the best and worst in its participants“Of course there’s manipulation. Manipulating aud…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMMonday, April 13, 2015
Doorstep Arts, a project conceived by Battersea Arts Centre and delivered locally by people in Torbay, is fast putting down roots – and we need more initiatives like itWhat happens when yo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:20PMBAC’s Phoenix Fundraiser has a great line-up at the Royal Festival Hall, the magnificent Blythe Duff faces down evil in Glasgow, and there’s a second chance to catch 1927’s inventive a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AMThursday, April 9, 2015
Trinity House, LondonPerhaps if the same person hadn’t written and directed this look at the decline of Essex oyster industry, the myriad inconsistencies and plotholes might not have slipp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AMRichmond theatre, LondonShared Experience’s modern update of the Little Mermaid has a seductive dreaminess, but there’s far too much going on to successfully re-empower the character Con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:28AMWednesday, April 8, 2015
New Diorama, LondonIdle Motion have unearthed another untold gem in this terrific show about Gerda Taro, partner of Robert Capa, who died in the Spanish civil war Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:27AMTuesday, April 7, 2015
Donations are a welcome cash boost to local stages, but the best way of ensuring their longevity is converting new audiences to the joys of theatreThere’s been a lot of love and donations …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMTheatre Royal, WinchesterAlan Bennett’s tale of maverick teachers with wandering hands isn’t quite so innocent nowadays, but this production cannily critiques abuse of all kinds Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:14AM 
