Thursday, May 2, 2013
Harold Pinter, LondonA flawed diamond, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1981 musical flop polishes up beautifully in this revival by Maria Friedman. The show is so astute, it's hard to be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:53AMWednesday, May 1, 2013
With an increasing divide between 'cast' and 'creatives' in productions, how much input can actors have nowadays?"Acting," said Sir Ralph Richardson, "is merely the art of keeping a large gr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMWith an increasing divide between 'cast' and 'creatives' in productions, how much input can actors have nowadays? Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMRiverside StudiosIn the Bible, the city of Nineveh is a godless place: its people do not know the difference between right and wrong. God sent Jonah to speak out against their wickedness, bu…
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:01AMTuesday, April 30, 2013
Nottingham PlayhouseKhaled Hosseini's bestselling novel spans 30 years, shifts continents, entwines Afghanistan's bloody history with a family saga, and deals with themes of betrayal, guilt …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AMFriday, April 26, 2013
Finborough, LondonThe Finborough never fails to surprise. When I was last here, a Glasgow tenement had been built on the tiny stage; this time there's a full band, and very good they are, to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PMThe HighTide festival of new writing begins in Suffolk, the Celtic festival is in full swing at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Wales and GIFT offers boundary-breaking work in GatesheadScotland and No…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMWednesday, April 24, 2013
As Nicholas Hytner's revival opens at the National Theatre, we celebrate six notable screen Othellos, from Orson Welles' film noir approach to a US high-school version, via Laurence Olivier …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:23AMTuesday, April 23, 2013
St Peter's Civic Hall, CarmarthenInspired by conversations with farmers about the challenges they face in the 21st century, Tir Sir Gar begins with tea and cake in a Dutch-style barn in the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PMUstinov, BathIt's 3am when Leo, 21, turns up at the Manhattan apartment of his 91-year-old grandmother, Vera. Leo's estranged mother is frantic with worry as she hasn't heard from him in a w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:47AMMonday, April 22, 2013
Tobacco Factory, BristolPractice makes perfect, even for Shakespeare. While this early effort might have won him a most promising playwright prize, it is far from being his most polished wor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:08PMThe Kite Runner comes to the stage in Nottingham, there's an all-male Wuthering Heights in Glasgow, Chichester opens its season with The Pajama Game and Forest Fringe takes over the Gate in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMThe Kite Runner comes to the stage in Nottingham, there's an all-male Wuthering Heights in Glasgow, Chichester opens its season with The Pajama Game and Forest Fringe takes over the Gate in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMSunday, April 21, 2013
Nuffield theatre, SouthamptonOral sex and Anton Chekhov might seem improbable bedfellows, but they turn out to be highly compatible and excitingly combustible in John Donnelly's startli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:39AMThursday, April 18, 2013
Arts theatre, LondonThe number of gay couples in the audience is testament to how much has changed since Jonathan Harvey's gay teenage love story premiered at the Bush theatre, London, in 19…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:29PMTuesday, April 16, 2013
Shoreditch Town Hall, London"I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy," declared the late 18th-century US president, John Ada…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMAlan Cumming says he has no truck with theatrical superstition – but his producers are taking no chancesThere's an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer and the family visit London. Walki…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMMonday, April 15, 2013
Roundhouse, LondonAriele Ebacher trips along the tightwire in a red sundress and dark glasses, showing an insouciant disregard for the drop beneath. Soon she is discarding the hat and blonde…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PMFriday, April 12, 2013
Shoreditch Town Hall, LondonI've just been arrested outside Shoreditch Town Hall in east London. A group of passersby look on but make no attempt to intervene as a man who appears to be a po…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:40PMMike Bradwell returns to Hull Truck to explore sex tourism in Egypt in Queen of the Nile, farmers' woes are examined in Tir Sir Gar in Carmarthen and Chekhov is renamed in CoventryScotland a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMThursday, April 11, 2013
Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing, getting a 20th anniversary revival, had an unforgettable first night. Tell us your favouritesThere are few more thrilling things in the theatre than hearin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMWednesday, April 10, 2013
Palace, WatfordSporting no-hopers from Humberside are clearly a dramatic draw. But while Tom Wells's new play owes a big debt to John Godber's Up 'n' Under, it also confirms the flair for co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PMSir John Mills, IpswichMelody is a mental hospital psychiatrist treating a patient who sometimes thinks he's Neil Diamond, but mostly thinks he's the 19th-century poet John Clare. The poet …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PMTuesday, April 9, 2013
Arcola, LondonIt is not quite a whale of a tale, but the bright, young ensemble Simple8 live up to their name with this spare and atmospheric staging of Herman Melville's story. There m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMMonday, April 8, 2013
The best reason for teaching students of acting about theatre criticism is preparing them for failure – and failing betterI've just finished a stint of teaching. But it wasn't a journalism…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, April 7, 2013
Young Vic, LondonThis two-man show is the oddest of mixes: part trawl through the life and times of the classical actor Edward Petherbridge, part Shakespeare recital, part theatrical in-joke…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:17AMFriday, April 5, 2013
The Pit, LondonOften, the time spent looking forward to a party and getting ready for it is as enjoyable as the event itself. So it proves in this musical theatre evening, which takes its in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:44PMDennis Kelly tots up Love and Money in Cardiff, Stan's Café bring their monumental rice installation home to Birmingham and The Arrest of Ai Weiwei takes place in LondonScotland and Norther…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AMThursday, April 4, 2013
Soho theatre, LondonFifty-eight-year-old Eric Argyle is one of the quiet ones. His grave mistake was to try to save time by crossing the road without looking. Now he is dead and the cou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:11PMQueuing for theatre tickets, or day seats for sold-out shows, doesn't have to be a chore. Some people actually enjoy itI'd rather stab myself in the eye than queue outside a shop for the Box…
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