Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Theatre 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 10:14AMThe writer and performer discusses his one-man show Confirmation, his death metal gig Torycore and the critical importance of arts centres for communitiesThe writer and actor Chris Thorpe re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMMonday, April 6, 2015
Enda Walsh’s The Twits at the Royal Court, Margaret Thatcher’s speeches crossed with 1980s hits at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, and Gob Squad at the Behaviour festival in GlasgowIt�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:59AMMonday, March 30, 2015
Tamasha tour with a new play of desire and conflict, Cyrano de Bergerac is revived in Northampton and there’s a magic carpet ride at the Polka Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMMonday, March 23, 2015
Buzzcut festival, GlasgowIt’s hardly sophisticated but this shambolic show about a night on the tiles makes us recognise its tales of shame and triumph Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:40PMAt the Glasgow festival, children and excitable teenagers mixed with the live art, and passersby didn’t just stop to watch but joined in, with fascinating resultsA great deal of theatre an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMPunchdrunk make a show for children at the Royal Maritime Museum, Imelda Staunton takes Gypsy into the West End and Howard Barker’s The Dying of Today is revived in CardiffChris Thorpe’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:40AMSunday, March 22, 2015
Pearce Institute, GlasgowFrom race to pain to lap dancing, the performances in this festival explore a wide range of themes with inspiring results – and it’s free Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:34PMFriday, March 20, 2015
Daniel Bye’s interactive performance at the Polka theatre asks big philosophical questions yet makes us all feel comfortable joining in the conversationWhat questions would you ask if you …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:15AMThursday, March 19, 2015
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonCaroline Steinbeis gives John Ford’s gloomy drama a humorous touch, but the mad laughter sometimes trips over into Carry On-style anticsForced to abandon her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:56AMWednesday, March 18, 2015
Theatre 503, LondonThe plot is a bit stretched, but this story of two confused males – a French teacher and the teenager who idolises him – is sharp, funny and entertaining Continue read…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMCurve, LeicesterSue Townsend’s tormented teenage hero makes a jaunty musical debut in this smart, low-key adaptation Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AMTuesday, March 17, 2015
Too many kids grow up thinking Shakespeare is boring – or that they’re ignorant for not enjoying his plays. We need more shows like the Unicorn’s Henry the FifthHow should we introduce…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMMonday, March 16, 2015
New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeThis ambitious production brings a chilling atmosphere of repressed sexuality to the batty Victorian melodrama Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMThere’s a buzz around Glasgow as the Buzzcut festival begins, Curious Directive go out on tour from Cambridge, and Chris Thorpe’s knotty Confirmation returnsIt’s your last chance for t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, March 15, 2015
Crucible Studio, SheffieldKane’s penultimate play, a fragmentary tale of a ruined world and the damaged humans who inhabit it, is given room to find its unique rhythm in this stripped-down…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50PMCrucible Studio, SheffieldKane’s intriguing final play, first peformed 18 months after her death, gets an admirably restained revival that scratches at the scabs of failure and despair wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:47PMBAC has been severely fire-damaged but with support from all of us it will remain a powerhouse of 21st-century British theatreOn Saturday night, just 24 hours after a major part of the build…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:47AMFriday, March 13, 2015
Theatres are getting infinitely more family-friendly for audiences – but what about those looking to sustain a career in the industry?The central character in April De Angelis’s new play…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMWednesday, March 11, 2015
Often overpriced, underwhelming and overstuffed with adverts, the traditional theatre programme looks increasingly out of date. But some innovative shows make it crucial to the performance i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:28PMMike Stone’s debut about a bullied would-be wrestler is a little baggy in places, but a lot of swaggering fun all the same Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:11PMThe stories of mothers are still largely unwritten says the playwright whose latest study of mums and daughters, After Electra, explores ‘the tug that all women experience between children…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:52AMTuesday, March 10, 2015
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThis fascinating, if flawed, immersive show from David Rosenberg and Glen Neath makes you feel as if you’ve been dropped into a Franz Kafka novelIs it possible…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:40AMMonday, March 9, 2015
Despite the funding cuts, we are living through a rich time for theatrical experiment – as witnessed all over the countryWhat do we mean by “the nation’s theatre”? Think back just 30…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02PMBelfast hosts immersive theatre in a secret jazz cafe, there’s a world premiere from the late Michael Hastings, and Yael Farber’s Nirbhaya is at Contact in ManchesterPhilip Ridley’s la…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMMonday, March 2, 2015
As she prepares to play poet Stevie Smith, Zoë Wanamaker talks to Lyn Gardner about acting through grief, finding her voice – and why she has never performed in the theatre that bears her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:53PMAs she prepares to play poet Stevie Smith, Zoë Wanamaker talks to Lyn Gardner about acting through grief, finding her voice – and why she has never performed in the theatre that bears her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:53PMGet into the festival spirit this week with Sprint and Women of the World in London, and Sick! in Manchester and Brighton – and catch Juliette Binoche as Antigone, great Finnish circus and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:01AMMonday, February 23, 2015
The promise of Jennie Lee’s 1965 white paper has yet to be fulfilled. But we must make the arts central to everyday life – and with the election so close, it’s the perfect time to lobb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08AMFrom a Belgian circus debut to the climax of Secret Theatre, here’s what’s opening and closing this week Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMFriday, February 20, 2015
Cardiff is just one city that is benefitting from an artistic exodus from London to the regions, with Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow all flourishing – but can they keep the green shoots w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:20AM 
